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New York Times
17-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Trump Has Promised More Tariffs on Mexico. What Happens Next?
Days after he threatened to impose a 30 percent tariff on Mexico over what he said was its failure to stop drug cartels, President Trump doubled down on Wednesday, accusing the country's politicians of being controlled by those cartels. The cartels have 'very strong controls over Mexico,' he said while signing an act regarding fentanyl. He added later, 'Can't let that happen. The Mexican authorities are petrified to go to work because the cartels have a tremendous grip on Mexico and the politicians.' Mexican officials have been negotiating for months with the United States in hopes of staving off further damage to their country's export-driven economy. But those efforts — and their work to address Mr. Trump's concerns about cartels and migration — appear to have had limited effect. In a letter to Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, released on Saturday, Mr. Trump claimed that the countries had a 'strong relationship' and that 'Mexico has been helping me secure the border.' Indeed, the number of people crossing the southern border illegally has dropped to levels not seen in decades. But Mr. Trump said that because Mexico 'still has not stopped' drug cartels or the flow of fentanyl into the United States, he would impose a 30 percent tariff starting Aug. 1. Ms. Sheinbaum, who has previously bristled at Mr. Trump's allegations of Mexican officials' ties to cartels, defended Mexico's efforts this week and claimed the authorities were seizing and destroying drug laboratories 'every day.' She added that the United States must also control the flow of weapons from its side of the border that empowers the cartels. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Wall Street Journal
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
For Mexico, Trump's Focus on Fentanyl Brings New Tariff Blow
MEXICO CITY—Early on, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gained wide recognition at home and abroad for her deft handling of President Trump. The leftist avoided confrontation during phone conversations and addressed U.S. demands that her government do more to fight Mexico's powerful drug cartels. So far, she has little to show for it. Her government has been unable to defuse the threat of stinging U.S. tariffs, in large part because of the White House's focus on whether Mexico can take on the entrenched cartels feeding fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the voracious American market.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Yahoo
Dozen dead by midday as drug violence, homicides flare in Juárez
A tidal wave of violence struck Juárez, Mexico, leaving at least a dozen dead by early afternoon on Thursday, July 10, with homicides at various locations across the city. The killings were suspected of being linked to fighting among drug-trafficking groups, but the investigations were still ongoing. More: Tiger found in Juárez with no water or documents seized by Mexican authorities The rash of bloodshed began in the morning when the body of a man, who had his hands and feet tied, was found along a street in the Senderos de San Isidro area in the southeastern corner at the edge of the city, El Heraldo de Juárez reported. Previously: Drug cartels: Bodies hanged from bridge outside Juárez. Armored vehicles seized. The homicide would be followed that morning by the killing of a woman inside a house in Colonia Heroes de la Revolución in southeastern Juárez before another woman was fatally shot at a home in Colonia Aztecas in the central area of the city, El Heraldo reported. The killings would continue to mount with two men gunned down at a home and another two men fatally shot a few blocks away in the Granjas de Chapultepec area in the southcentral part of Juárez. Mexico violence: Juárez gang war: Lawyer killed, bodies burned as violence continues in border city Five other men were killed in separate attacks by gunmen at homes in different locations as the day continued into the afternoon, the Norte Digital news site reported. The Mexican border city across from El Paso has seen fluctuating violence this year, believed to be linked to fighting between drug gangs, including La Línea, also known as the New Juárez Cartel, and a Sinaloa cartel faction called Los Cabrera. Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@ and @BorundaDaniel on X. This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Mexico drug violence flares in Juárez with dozen homicides by midday
The Herald
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Herald
Police minister denies association with Matlala and Mogotsi
Police minister Senzo Mchunu denies having met or spoken to Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala. However, he knows and has met Brown Mogotsi, who is a comrade and not an associate of the minister. This follows allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. On Sunday, Mkhwanazi dropped a bombshell when he exposed an alleged criminal syndicate embedded in the police, judiciary and political leadership shielding drug cartels, sabotaging investigations and using police contracts to fund ANC political campaigns. He claimed more than 120 case dockets were removed and the political killings task team was compromised on orders linked to Mchunu and deputy national police commissioner for crime detection Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya . The ministry's spokesperson, Kamogelo Mogotsi, said it was important to clarify the minister has never met Matlala. 'The minister has never met Mr Matlala, has never spoken to him and has never requested or received anything from him. 'He did, however, initiate a review of the SA Police Service tender awarded to him when suspicions of possible wrongdoing surfaced. The tender has since been terminated,' Mogotsi said. She said while Mchunu knows and has met Mogotsi, he is a comrade and not an associate. 'The minister has never requested or received anything from him.' TimesLIVE
