Mexico vows ‘no invasion' over Trump threat to target cartels
'There will be no invasion of Mexico,' Sheinbaum declared after The New York Times reported that Trump had secretly signed a directive ordering military force against cartels that his administration has declared terrorist organisations.
'We were informed that this executive order was coming and that it had nothing to do with the participation of any military personnel or any institution in our territory,' Sheinbaum told her regular morning conference.
Agence France-Presse contacted the Pentagon to confirm the order but has not yet received a response.
The Times said Trump's directive provided an official basis for military operations at sea or on foreign soil against the cartels.
Members of the Mexican federal forces operate near a closed business in July, as violence and economic turmoil escalate in Culiacan a year after the capture and extradition of Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada to the US. Photo: Reuters
In February, his administration designated eight drug trafficking groups as terrorist organisations.
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