{"id":2476383,"date":"2025-08-19T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheinbaum-says-there-is-no-agreement-with-us-on-cartels-despite-dea-memo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:12:04","slug":"sheinbaum-says-there-is-no-agreement-with-us-on-cartels-despite-dea-memo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheinbaum-says-there-is-no-agreement-with-us-on-cartels-despite-dea-memo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheinbaum says there is &#8216;no agreement&#8217; with US on cartels despite DEA memo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsheinbaum-says-there-is-no-agreement-with-us-on-cartels-despite-dea-memo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476383&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum stated there is no formal agreement between Mexico and the United States concerning cooperation on drug cartels, despite a recent memo from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) suggesting or else. The DEA had announced &#8220;Project Portero,&#8221; a joint initiative focused on training and collaboration between U.S. and Mexican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">law enforcement<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-names-official-to-help-reverse-trump-era-immigration-policies\/\" title=\"Biden Names Official To Help Reverse Trump-Era Immigration Policies\">combat drug trafficking<\/a>, guns, and cash smuggling. Though, Sheinbaum clarified that Mexico&#8217;s security institutions have not approved any such agreement and that the DEA&#8217;s statement is not based on an official accord. She mentioned that negotiations are ongoing to establish a broader security partnership based on sovereignty,mutual trust,territorial respect,and coordination without subordination. The Sheinbaum administration has pursued a more aggressive approach to prosecuting cartel members compared to previous leadership, having extradited numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartel-style-violence-spreading-in-california\/\" title=\"Cartel-Style Violence Spreading in California\">cartel figures<\/a> to the U.S. The DEA&#8217;s initiative aims to foster joint enforcement strategies and intelligence sharing, but Mexican officials seemingly remain cautious about formalizing this cooperation at this time. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sheinbaum says there is &lsquo;no agreement&rsquo; with US on cartels despite DEA memo<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202854\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mexican<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Claudia-Sheinbaum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a> on Tuesday said no agreement has been made with the United States regarding cartels, despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/18\/dea-launches-bold-bilateral-initiative-dismantle-cartel-gatekeepers-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">memo<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drug-enforcement-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drug Enforcement Administration<\/a> saying otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>One day after the DEA announced &ldquo;a major new initiative&rdquo; between the two countries, Sheinbaum opened her daily news conference by explaining she was unaware of any such agreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3760236\/katherine-clark-genocide-gaze-comment-walked-back-house-democrat\/\">Katherine Clark, No. 2 House Democrat, takes back Gaza &#8216;genocide&#8217; comment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3760307\/judge-hands-trump-partial-win-alligator-alcatraz\/\">Judge hands Trump partial win in Alligator Alcatraz case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3760141\/california-redistricting-five-republicans-targeted-newsom\/\">Five California Republicans targeted by Newsom redistricting plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I want to clarify something,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;There is no agreement with the DEA. The DEA issues the statement, we don&rsquo;t know based on what. We haven&rsquo;t reached any agreement &mdash; none of the security institutions have &mdash; with the DEA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She referenced a memo released by the DEA called &ldquo;Project Portero,&rdquo; which the agency called a &ldquo;flagship operation&rdquo; against smuggling routes that move drugs, guns, and cash.<\/p>\n<p>The news release was briefly taken offline, but went back up on Tuesday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/19\/world\/americas\/mexico-dea-cartels-sheinbaum.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum emphasized that Mexico and the U.S. are close to an agreement that would significantly expand their partnership in countering cartels. She said it is currently being negotiated and noted that the broader security agreement would focus on four principles: sovereignty, mutual trust, territorial respect, and coordination without subordination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only thing is a group of police officers from the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection who were taking a workshop in Texas,&rdquo; Sheinbaum said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all there is. There is nothing else. We do not know why they issued this statement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum&rsquo;s administration has taken a particularly aggressive approach to prosecuting cartels, as compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s predecessor, Andr&eacute;s Manuel L&oacute;pez Obrador. The Sheinbaum administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3498082\/mexico-expels-26-cartel-members-wanted-us-deal-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sent dozens of cartel figures to the U.S. for prosecution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA memo said the project will involve &ldquo;a multiweek training and collaboration program&rdquo; in the U.S. that will bring together &ldquo;Mexican investigators with U.S. law enforcement, prosecutors, defense officials and members of the intelligence community&rdquo; to &ldquo;identify joint targets, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >develop coordinated enforcement strategies<\/a> and strengthen the exchange of intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The DEA memo also included a statement from its administrator, Terry Cole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3496965\/hegseth-not-tipping-my-hand-us-troop-deployment-mexico-cartels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HEGSETH SAYS HE&rsquo;S &lsquo;NOT TIPPING&rsquo; HIS HAND ON US TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO MEXICO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Project Portero and this new training program show how we will fight &mdash; by planning and operating side by side with our Mexican partners, and by bringing the full strength of the U.S. government to bear,&rdquo; Cole said in the Monday statement.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s request for comment about the discrepancy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheinbaum denies US cartel deal despite DEA memo claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2476384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25139561245923.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13819,61548,54554,50822],"class_list":["post-2476383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cartels","tag-dea-memo","tag-sheinbaum","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25139561245923.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476383"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476391,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476383\/revisions\/2476391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}