Sheinbaum hails historic drug bust in Los Mochis; urges U.S. to boost arms trafficking fight

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo described the seizure of more than 24,000 liters of liquid methamphetamine in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, by the National Guard, Army, and Attorney General's Office as a "good seizure." The federal leader stated during her morning press conference that the Security Cabinet would detail the impact of this operation on criminal organizations.

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The Security Cabinet can report on it; it was a good seizure, and work continues. It is part of the daily work of the Security Cabinet.

"The Security Cabinet can report on it; it was a good seizure, and work continues. It is part of the daily work of the Security Cabinet," she said. The operation in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, also involved the confiscation of chemicals, with the total value of the seized methamphetamine and related substances exceeding 9 billion pesos.

Sheinbaum also commented on the seizure of over 42,000 ammunition cartridges in Arizona, United States. She stressed that such actions demonstrate the existing coordination between the two countries on security matters. The president reiterated Mexico's insistence on the need for the United States to intensify measures to prevent the illegal trafficking of weapons into Mexican territory, just as Mexican authorities work to stop the flow of drugs northward.

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Just as we help ensure that drugs do not reach the United States, they must work to prevent weapons from crossing into Mexico.

"Just as we help ensure that drugs do not reach the United States, they must work to prevent weapons from crossing into Mexico," she affirmed. Sheinbaum asserted that the U.S. government must act not only against arms trafficking but also against criminal organizations operating within its territory, distributing drugs and engaging in money laundering schemes. "One cannot imagine the amount of illegal drugs sold in the United States if there were no criminal organizations in the United States. They must do their job to stop weapons coming to Mexico, but also make arrests of the criminal organizations that distribute drugs in the United States and launder money," she stated. Sheinbaum assured that this approach is part of ongoing bilateral meetings between the two governments and noted that, at least regarding armaments, significant seizures have already been made by various U.S. agencies.

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One cannot imagine the amount of illegal drugs sold in the United States if there were no criminal organizations in the United States. They must do their job to stop weapons coming to Mexico, but also make arrests of the criminal organizations that distribute drugs in the United States and launder money.