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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that the country will not tolerate any “invasion” of its national sovereignty after the US administration moved to formally designate eight Latin American crime organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations”.
“This cannot be an opportunity for the US to invade our sovereignty,” Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing on Thursday. “With Mexico, it is collaboration and coordination, never subordination or interventionism, and even less invasion.” Sheinbaum added that her government was not consulted by the US in its decision to include Mexican cartels on a list of global terrorist organizations, including the Sinaloa cartel, United cartel, Michoacana family, and Jalisco New Generation cartel.
Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico will not accept any interventions, intrusions, or actions from abroad that are detrimental to the integrity, independence, or sovereignty of the nation, including violations of Mexican territory, whether by land, sea, or air. She also announced that she would propose a second constitutional reform that would stiffen the penalties for Mexicans and foreigners who engage in arms trafficking, a top diplomatic issue for Mexico, as most guns used in crimes in the country are trafficked from the US.
Sheinbaum’s statement comes after the US State Department plans to classify criminal groups from Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, and Venezuela as “terrorist organizations”, according to a report by The New York Times. The move is part of a broader effort to combat transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, which has long been a major problem for Mexico and other countries in the region.
In response to the US decision, Sheinbaum threatened to take legal action against US gunmakers if they proceed with the designation. “If they declare these organized crime groups as terrorists, we will have no option but to extend our lawsuits against the US, because as the Justice Department has already confessed, 74 per cent of all firearms in possession of drug cartels come from the US,” she said.
Sheinbaum’s government has also accused the US of harbouring drug cartels and claimed that American citizens are working with organized crime groups in Mexico. Sheinbaum was responding to a report by the Animal Político news outlet, which found that more than 2,600 US citizens have been arrested in Mexico for offenses related to organized crime, including smuggling drugs and firearms, since Mexico’s former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office in December 2018.
Conclusions:
* Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that the country will not tolerate any “invasion” of its national sovereignty after the US administration moved to formally designate eight Latin American crime organizations as “foreign terrorist organizations”.
* Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico will not accept any interventions, intrusions, or actions from abroad that are detrimental to the integrity, independence, or sovereignty of the nation.
* The US decision to classify criminal groups from Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, and Venezuela as “terrorist organizations” is part of a broader effort to combat transnational organized crime and drug trafficking.
FAQs:
* What is the significance of the US decision to designate Mexican cartels as “terrorist organizations”?
The move is part of a broader effort to combat transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, which has long been a major problem for Mexico and other countries in the region.
* What are the implications of the US decision for Mexico?
The decision could have significant implications for Mexico, as it may lead to increased scrutiny and pressure on the country’s efforts to combat organized crime and drug trafficking.
* What is Mexico’s response to the US decision?
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that the country will not tolerate any “invasion” of its national sovereignty and has threatened to take legal action against US gunmakers if they proceed with the designation.
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