Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has dismissed Washington’s new report on illicit medication that names his nation as the principal provider of heroin and methamphetamine to the US, calling it basically an “opinion.”
“It is an impression, in essence,” Lopez Obrador mentioned at a information conference on Thursday. “It has superior things, and other things that we really don’t accept.” He did not elaborate on what particularly he does not agree with, but included that his nation has “very superior relations” with the US and dismissed any possibility of a “political confrontation.”
The remarks came right after the White Property released a new presidential willpower on illicit drug output and trafficking. The document named 22 nations situated largely in South and Central America, as well as specific Asian nations, which include Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
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When in the document, Trump lauded Mexico for displaying “signs of progress” in battling the illegal drug trade – for instance, passing “asset forfeiture reforms” and displaying an maximize in “extraditions of perilous drug traffickers” to the US – he even now urged the nation to do additional.
“Mexico continues to be the supply of virtually all heroin and methamphetamine seized in the United States, and a transit route for most of the cocaine accessible in our nation,” the memorandum stated.
The nation also continues to be the important trafficking hub for other medication, which include cocaine, and cartels running on its soil are also involved in the output and smuggling of fentanyl – an incredibly powerful opioid responsible for lots of drug overdose fatalities across the US, Trump stated.
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“The United States continues to be prepared to deepen its partnership with Mexico to address these shared issues and welcomes the option to build joint drug handle plans with Mexico and bilateral investigations developed on transparent and open up sharing of investigative details and evidence leading to successful prosecutions,” the US president mentioned in the statement.
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