Mexico denies joint US operations: Video
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday, January 26, that there are no joint law-enforcement operations between Mexico and the United States, rejecting claims of FBI involvement in the detention of Ryan Wedding, a Canadian national wanted in the US on drug-trafficking charges.
Speaking at her daily press briefing in Mexico City, Sheinbaum said the case had been misrepresented and stressed that US agencies do not operate on Mexican soil.
According to the president, Wedding voluntarily presented himself at the United States embassy in Mexico City before being transferred to US authorities. Sheinbaum underlined that Mexico’s constitution and national security laws prohibit joint operations by foreign investigative agencies, allowing only cooperation through the exchange of information between governments.
Sheinbaum added that this position has been clearly communicated to Washington, noting that while Mexico maintains security cooperation with the US, it does so strictly within its legal framework. Her remarks come amid heightened international scrutiny of cross-border security coordination between the two countries, particularly in cases involving organised crime and extradition.
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