The National Guard of Mexico began an operation to stop the flow of fentanyl on the border with the US, inspecting vehicles in search of drugs or other illegal goods, which is part of the agreement reached between the Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and His American pair, Donald Trump, to avoid an elevation of tariffs.
The inspection was carried out at the Otay border crossing, in the city of Tijuana, of 2.3 million inhabitants. Dozens of agents with trained dogs to detect drugs participated in the operation and, according to National Guard sources, they were “very focused on the issue of fentanyl.” The actions of the Mexican order forces are part of the so -called Safe Border Operation, deployed by Sheinbaum.
Last week, Trump announced the imposition of 25 % tariffs on Mexican products, to which Sheinbaum responded with a plan that also increased rates to the US, which generated a strong tension in the bilateral relationship. However, the crisis was relieved on Monday, after both heads of state maintained a phone call in which Trump suspended the tariff sanctions against Mexico for a month, while Sheinbaum promised to strengthen militarization on his side of the border.
This week, Mexico deployed around 10,000 elements of federal forces on the border with the US, which will support security operations and that, in particular, will have the mission of curbing the traffic of fentanyl, controlling irregular migration, thus How to stop US arms trafficking to Mexico.
With current RT information
