Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The cartel problem in Mexico has spilled over into the United States, harming Americans and requiring Washington to take action on the matter, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said in a Feb. 23 interview with Fox News.
“[Mexicans are] very particular about their sovereignty. And I get that. But if they’re not able to take care of the problem, and it’s spilling over to the United States and killing American citizens, it’s our problem. And we need to do something about it. And fortunately, President [Donald] Trump is willing to take this fight to those cartels,”Cornynsaid.
“We, under President Trump, have leaned into providing surveillance ISR to the Mexican elite forces. And now the Senate of Mexico has agreed to allow some of our special forces to go in and train theirs.” ISR, in military terms, refers to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.
The lawmaker said Mexico has long been controlled by the cartels, and the corruption facilitated by its government.
Many of the government officials in Mexico have been compromised, Cornyn said, with these officials getting rich and continuing to do so because of drugs, human trafficking, fuel theft, and other activities.
“You name it, they'll do anything for a buck. And these are dangerous and very violent people,” the senator said.
“But fortunately, President Trump has gotten President [Claudia] Sheinbaum to extradite I think approximately 50 different cartel members to the United States. And I’m glad to see them taking the fight to the cartels in Mexico using U.S.-facilitated intelligence,” the lawmaker said.
Cornyn said he was in communication with the State Department to ensure that they can bring Americans currently in Mexico back home safely amid the violence unleashed following the death of a major drug leader.
Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), waskilledon Feb. 22 during a Mexican government operation. CJNG is one of the most powerful and fastest-growing criminal organizations in Mexico.
Source: ZeroHedge News
