▲ The federal government has given several blows to organized crime. Weapons, equipment, drugs and vehicles have been seized.Photo fourthoscuro.com
Alma E. Muñoz and Arturo Sánchez
La Jornada newspaper
Friday, August 1, 2025, p. 8
The security agreement between Mexico and the United States is practically closed
And it is possible that it is signed next week, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo reported. He said it contains The four axes that we have raised in the relationship: respect for our sovereignty, our territory, mutual trust and collaboration
.
From there, he said, it will be established How to work together to reduce the entry of fentanyl precursors to Mexico
and the entry of weapons. In addition, How to collaborate on the northern border between our areas and in intelligence issues. For example, information that they can provide to Mexico
Or vice versa, in addition What attention means to avoid drug use
.
He explained that in the call he had with the American president, Donald Trump, addressed the issue. The Secretary of the State Department (Marco Rubio) was present, and I told him (to the president): we have an agreement practically for signature, because we have already finished the negotiation
and Rubio confirmed it: Yes, in effect it is so
He said.
He said that at the end of his call with Trump, they talked about the anti -drug campaign. He asked me about the impacts of the campaign, and I told him that it was not only in media, but we were doing it in secondary and high school schools, which interested him a lot.
I told him that now we are going to a campaign not only against fentanyl, but of methamphetamines, which is going to start in September, which also interested him
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And in the agreement to be signed, he highlighted, comes the importance of attention to addictions
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The president indicated that the date for the firm is not yet defined, but Yes I can tell you that the agreement is practically finished
. He stressed that yesterday’s conversation there was recognition that We have advanced a lot
and rejected that they have asked for a list of alleged criminals.
Regarding the accusations of President Trump that Mexico will continue to pay 25 percent tariffs for fentanyl traffic, the president clarified that it refers to one of the decrees signed by the president in March. He said they did not talk about the immigration issue.
