Overview
- U.S. Justice and DEA public statements accused several high-level Mexican officials of links to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación based on a declassified indictment and agency warnings.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected those characterizations as foreign interference and said the federal security cabinet remains united and coordinated.
- DEA director Terrance Cole called Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch a trusted partner and said U.S. agencies keep regular contact with him, a remark that has domestic political resonance.
- Mexican officials stressed legal differences between U.S. and Mexican systems and said Washington has not provided additional evidence required for detentions or extraditions under Mexican law.
- Coverage ranges from official denials to opinion pieces noting the political effect of U.S. praise for García Harfuch, and the dispute keeps bilateral security cooperation under strain as public tensions grow.