Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum said there is no agreement with the DEA and rejected the agency’s portrayal of “Proyecto Portero” as a binational operation.
• She stated that any U.S. personnel must secure authorization through the Foreign Ministry and follow Mexico’s National Security Law, with intelligence sharing limited to national channels.
• DEA Administrator Terry Cole asserted Mexico shows “unprecedented” willingness to cooperate and said the DEA would support bombing cartel targets in Mexico if ordered by President Trump.
• Sheinbaum dismissed the possibility of foreign military action in Mexico, insisting no government would violate the country’s sovereignty.
• Mexico’s Foreign Ministry spoke with the U.S. ambassador to press for aligned messaging, and experts forecast cooperation will persist but through constrained, less transparent channels.