Mexico-US Teamwork in Cartel Crackdown

0:00Four officials died in a rugged mountain crash in northern Chihuahua over the weekend. Two were Mexican state investigators, and two were U.S. embassy trainers supporting anti-cartel work. They were heading back after destroying massive meth labs in the area. Mexican President Claudia Shainbaum fired back Monday demanding full explanations from both sides. She stressed her security team knew nothing about the operation, calling it a state-level move without federal, okay, which breaks Mexican law in the Constitution. Chihuahua's attorney general first said the group was together post-op, but later clarified the U.S. spokes joined afterward and stayed far from the action. The U.S. embassy confirmed their people were just helping train locals against cartels, offering condolences without naming them. Drone spotted the labs between Morelos and Guachochee, packed with tons of drug-making gear, though no suspects were there. Those called it one of the biggest sites ever found in Mexico.

1:00This Thursday of old debates on U.S. Mexico teamwork amid Trump's cartel crackdown push. Shainbaum insists only info sharing happens legally. No join-ops on the ground, as both nations keep tackling these labs amid tense border ties. This has been Dallas News Today, powered by AI.