Top DEA official in Mexico says US wants the cartels to go back to sell coke, heroine, and meth only. Threatens Mexico with airstrikes.

[Morrison71]

U.S. official says drone flights over Mexico may signal future strikes

The Trump administration wants to use the military to fight Mexican drug cartels.

www.latimes.com

Todd Zimmerman, the Drug Enforcement Administration's special agent in Mexico City, said in an interview that the administration's decision this week to label drug cartels as terrorist organizations was a pointed message to their leadership that U.S. military action is on the table.

"They're worried because they know the might and the strength of the U.S. military," he said. "They know that at any time, they could be anywhere — if it comes to that, if it comes to that — they could be in a car, they could be in a house, and they could be vaporized. They've seen it in the Afghan and Iraq wars. So they know the potential that's out there."

The hope, he said, is that the cartels will "step back away from fentanyl, and they'll just go back to what they've always done, which is cocaine and methamphetamines and a little bit of heroin."

Mike Vigil, a former head of international operations at the DEA, described Trump's efforts as "all for show."

"The military aircraft, the troops at the border, the talk of drones: It's all a flash in the pan," he said. "It's not going to have an impact."

Using multimillion-dollar munitions to strike primitive drug laboratories would be a laughable waste of resources, Vigil said.

"You're not talking about sophisticated laboratories. We're talking about some tubs and pots and pans, kitchenware," he said. "And the labs are not fixed, they're mobile. They move them around, they're not operational 24/7. And these labs are easily replaced. So you're not accomplishing anything."
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that she will propose a constitutional reform aimed at protecting her nation's sovereignty — a move that comes amid growing fears of a U.S. incursion that many believe would only spark more violence.

She has also repeatedly questioned the U.S. role in the drug trade, publicly urging Trump to do more to address drug consumption, money laundering and the flow of illegal guns to Mexico

 

[4ohs]

I have enormous troubles reading what I just read.

 

[IANDFAN]

Can we please pick which illegal drugs you sell us? I don’t know if that is the way it works.

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

U.S. official says drone flights over Mexico may signal future strikes

The Trump administration wants to use the military to fight Mexican drug cartels.

www.latimes.com

A smack in the mouth is the only way to reach some folks.......