Overview
- Both governments have finalized the draft text of a bilateral security agreement, though the formal signing date and location are still under negotiation.
- The accord is structured on four pillars—sovereignty, territoriality, mutual trust and cooperation—to guide joint security measures.
- President Sheinbaum asserted that the pact remains not at risk despite earlier reports citing the escape of alleged cartel-linked fugitive Zhi Dong Zhang.
- U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson highlighted that Operation Frontera Norte has led to nearly 6,000 arrests and the seizure of 54 tonnes of illicit drugs, curbing fentanyl, arms and migration flows.
- The agreement marks the culmination of sustained U.S. pressure, including tariff threats, and signals deepened coordination against organized crime along the shared border.