Overview

• DEA Administrator Terry Cole told Fox News the agency sees an unprecedented willingness from Mexico to work with U.S. personnel and said the DEA would support bombing cartel targets in Mexico if President Trump orders it.
• The DEA’s August 18 bulletin described Proyecto Portero as an active initiative that includes training for Mexican investigators alongside U.S. law enforcement, defense officials and intelligence personnel.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly denied any agreement with the DEA, stated there is no special border operation, and reaffirmed limits on foreign agents’ direct participation that date to the López Obrador administration.
• Sheinbaum said the DEA’s statement “does not reflect reality” and emphasized that her government coordinates with the United States without risking national sovereignty.
• Security analysts report cooperation with U.S. agencies will likely continue through constrained, less transparent channels as Mexico negotiates a broader accord with the U.S. State Department and distrust lingers from cases such as the 2020 Cienfuegos arrest.