{"id":2533182,"date":"2026-01-12T05:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels-10\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T05:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:22:10","slug":"rubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio and Mexico&#8217;s foreign secretary discuss &#8216;stronger cooperation&#8217; against cartels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Frubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels-10%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=2533182&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>Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ram\u00f3n de la Fuente to discuss stronger cooperation to dismantle Mexico&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels-3\/\" title=\"... and ...&#039;s foreign ... discuss &#039;...&#039; against ...\">violent narcoterrorist networks<\/a> and stop the trafficking of fentanyl and weapons. A State Department spokesperson said Rubio reaffirmed the U.S.commitment to combating narcoterrorism and emphasized the need for tangible results to protect the homeland and hemisphere. The call came after President Trump claimed &#8220;cartels are running Mexico&#8221; and threatened to take action on Mexican soil, which Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned as a violation of sovereignty and said lacked public support. Sheinbaum had asked de la Fuente to coordinate directly with U.S. officials to bolster joint efforts against cartel activity amid U.S. frustration over continued drug smuggling.  <\/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\">Rubio and Mexico&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >foreign secretary discuss &#038;lsquo<\/a>;stronger cooperation&rsquo; against cartels<\/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_2468620\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a> spoke with his counterpart from Mexico on Sunday to discuss strategies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels\/\" title=\"... and ...&#039;s foreign ... discuss &#039;...&#039; against ...\">halt drug trafficking operations<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\">Mexico<\/a> and the United States. The diplomats also strategized on how to take apart the narcoterrorist networks within Mexico&rsquo;s dangerous <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cartels\/\">cartels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/01\/secretary-rubios-call-with-mexican-foreign-secretary-de-la-fuente-4\/\">spoke<\/a> to Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ram&oacute;n de la Fuente on Sunday by phone about the steps that could be taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-and-mexicos-foreign-secretary-discuss-stronger-cooperation-against-cartels-2\/\" title=\"... and ...&#039;s foreign ... discuss &#039;...&#039; against ...\">combat drug cartel operations<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4414246\/cuba-rejects-trump-deal-demand-keep-venezuelan-oil-flowing\/\">Cuba rejects Trump demand for deal in order to keep Venezuelan oil flowing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4414258\/multiple-injured-u-haul-plows-into-iran-protesters-los-angeles\/\">Multiple injured after U-Haul truck plows into crowd of Iran protesters in Los Angeles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4414287\/powell-defends-record-video-statement-after-criminal-inquiry-drops\/\">Powell defends his record in video statement after DOJ criminal inquiry drops<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ram&oacute;n de la Fuente to discuss the need for stronger cooperation to dismantle Mexico&rsquo;s violent narcoterrorist networks and stop the trafficking of fentanyl and weapons,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/01\/secretary-rubios-call-with-mexican-foreign-secretary-de-la-fuente-4\/\">said<\/a> Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department. &ldquo;Secretary Rubio reaffirmed the United States&rsquo; commitment to stopping narcoterrorism and stressed the need for tangible results to protect our homeland and hemisphere.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The call between Rubio and de la Fuente came just days after President Donald Trump claimed &ldquo;cartels are running Mexico&rdquo; and announced the U.S. would &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4412476\/trump-says-us-will-start-hitting-land-in-pursuit-of-drug-cartels\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hit land<\/a>&rdquo; to start cracking down on their operations. The communication also followed statements by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum about the potential strikes on Mexican land, claiming it would be a violation of their sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Few Mexicans agree with an intervention,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elpasotimes.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/01\/11\/mexicos-president-claudia-sheinbaum-sees-no-risk-of-u-s-military-attack-after-trumps-threat\/88047241007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z114027p000250c000250d00----v114027d--40--b--40--&amp;gca-ft=131&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Sheinbaum during a press conference last week. &ldquo;Not only does it not help, who are they going to bomb? But also our sovereignty will be defended.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, before de la Fuente&rsquo;s call with Rubio, Sheinbaum spoke about Trump&rsquo;s comments again and efforts to combat narcotrafficking and cartel operations. She urged more substantial cooperative efforts between Mexico and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday, I asked Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente to make direct contact with the (U.S.) Secretary of State and, if necessary, speak with President Trump to strengthen coordination,&rdquo; Sheinbaum <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wkzo.com\/2026\/01\/09\/mexicos-sheinbaum-urges-closer-us-coordination-after-trump-threatens-land-attacks-on-cartels\/#:~:text=AM%20%C2%B7%20106.9%20FM-,Mexico's%20Sheinbaum%20urges%20closer%20US%20coordination%20after%20Trump%20threatens%20land,during%20her%20morning%20press%20conference.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during a press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4409825\/rubio-three-fold-plan-venezuela-what-comes-next\/\">RUBIO OUTLINES THREE-STEP PLAN ABOUT WHAT COMES NEXT FOR VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, recent comments suggest Trump&rsquo;s frustration with Mexico on the country&rsquo;s lack of results in dismantling the cartels in the country and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-report-opioid-overdoses-cost-u-s-1-trillion-annually\/\" title=\"Congressional Report: Opioid Overdoses Cost U.S.  Trillion Annually\">drug trafficking networks<\/a> that illegally smuggle drugs, such as fentanyl, into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mexico has to get their act together because they&rsquo;re pouring through Mexico and we&rsquo;re going to have to do something,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/01\/09\/trump-drug-cartels-land-strikes-mexico\/88099350007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> last week during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d love Mexico to do it. They&rsquo;re capable of doing it. But unfortunately, the cartels are very strong in Mexico.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Rubio, Mexico agree on tougher cartel cooperation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2533183,"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\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252580409.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[13819,34360,70626,70628,48369],"class_list":["post-2533182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cartels","tag-marco-rubio","tag-mexico-foreign-secretary","tag-security-cooperation","tag-us-mexico-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2252580409.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533182","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533182"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533186,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533182\/revisions\/2533186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}