:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/AKSXNEBMHREQ3FHEWWVQENSJEM.jpg "Demand for drugs and flow of weapons have strengthened drug cartels, Ebrard told former U.S. attorney")
The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), Marcelo Ebrardreacted this Friday to the statements he made William Barrold tax UNITED STATES under the administration of Donald Trump, on March 4 when he requested use the army from your country to fight drug cartels in Mexico.
Through a letter published on his social networks, the Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed that “Mexico will never allow its national sovereignty to be violated.”
“We are a key partner of the United States and we must be treated with respect”
“Your proposal to fight cartels in Mexico is a violation of international law and ignores our recent history”he added.
He recalled that in December 2020, Barr issued a statement in which he acknowledged the need for the international cooperation to fight transnational crime, but now he is calling for “a much more aggressive American effort” in Mexican territory, with or without the consent of the President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
He pointed out that the former head of The United States wants to wage a war on drugsjust like the former president of the PAN Felipe Calderon; however, he assured that the voracious drug request in the United States, as well as arms flow of their country, they have strengthened the power of criminal groups and caused the current violence between the two borders.
“The voracious demand for drugs in the United States, coupled with the wide availability of military-grade weaponry there, is a big reason for the cartels’ power to wreak havoc. We need an effective drug policy and the illegal flow of weapons to Mexico must be stopped”
In this sense, he argued that the threat posed by the production of synthetic drugs, in particular fentanyl, is a problem that is addressed in the framework of the new bicentenary agreement which, he said, is based on mutual trust and respect for the sovereignty of each country.
“Mr. Barr’s policy would generate even more violence and casualties on both sides of the border, and would further harm the interests of the United States by eroding any bilateral cooperation,” Ebrard warned.
This response coincides with statements he made on March 9 Glen Van Herck, Chief of the United States Northern Command, Well he claimed during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee which the best way to fight drug cartels in Mexico is stop arms sales these criminal groups.
And it is that he exposed that the cartels have demonstrated their weapon capacity, and for this reason they control the distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and different drugs.
“We need to focus on what is going south, not just what is coming north”
“They are vying for control of lucrative illicit markets. The cartels control the trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, in addition to other drugs. AND demonstrate their ability to use improvised explosives and small unmanned aerial systems against Mexican security forces in Mexico, which will likely embolden the cartels and challenge our partners,” he added.
VanHerck even praised the president’s government Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for the arrest of Caro Quintero, Ovidio Guzmán and José Rodolfo Villareal Hernández, alias “El Gato”, who, he assured, reaffirm the country’s commitment continue the fight against organized crime.
“These arrests are examples of a shared commitment to justice, underpinned by shared values and our decades-long partnership.”
“The Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) and the Ministry of the Navy (Semar) continue to face enormous internal and external security challenges with professionalism and resilience,” he said.