Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed claims of a new cross-border law enforcement initiative with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, Sheinbaum rejected the DEA’s announcement of “Project Portero,” which the agency described as a major operation to disrupt networks smuggling drugs, firearms, and money across the U.S.-Mexico border.
No Formal Agreement
“The DEA put out a statement yesterday saying that there is an agreement with the Mexican government for an operation called Portero,” Sheinbaum said. “There is no agreement with the DEA. The DEA puts out this statement, based on what we don’t know. We have not reached any agreement, none of the security institutions (have) with the DEA.”
Limited Cooperation
Sheinbaum noted that the only ongoing interaction involves a workshop in Texas attended by four Mexican police officers. The DEA had referenced this workshop as part of its intelligence training, alongside U.S. prosecutors, defense and law enforcement officials, and members of the intelligence community.
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