The ambassador of USA, Ken Salazarhe said goodbye to Mexico without delivering the report on the arrest of “El Mayo” Zambada.
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In his last press conference, the Democratic representative was asked if he would hand over the Mexican government the detailed report on the appearance of the historic founder of The Sinaloa Cartel in El Paso, Texas, on July 25, 2024, to which he responded:
“The legal process continues, against these bosses; the process will continue, and the results will be seen in the months and years ahead.”
At the same time, and after in November he criticized the former president’s strategy of “hugs, not bullets,” Lopez Obradorwhich earned him the comment from the Mexican president that “as one day he says one thing, as another day, another”, this January 6, hours before his departure from the mission, he said that:
“I have a lot of optimism from the president Sheinbaum, and of Omar García Harfuch (Secretary of Federal Security)”.
The above, with respect to solving the situation of violence experienced in entities such as Morelos, Tijuana, Tamaulipas, Sinaloa and Chiapas.
And for this reason, he reiterated his insistence that binational cooperation must be strengthened on issues such as security, migration and the economy, but he stressed that:
“Efforts against organized crime are going to be a priority of the next United States administration.”
The capture of “El Mayo” Zambada
Since the appearance and capture of “El Mayo” Zambada in El Paso, Texas (July 25) 5 and a half months have passed, a time in which both Lopez Obrador how Sheinbaum Pardo have requested a detailed report of the EU government on the subject, to which they have responded with evasions.
On the other hand, when asked if he regretted anything he did during the time he was in Mexico, Salazar said no, despite the fact that the former president repeatedly accused him of straining the relationship with his criticisms against judicial reform.
The farewell of the Democratic politician is preceded by his latest criticism against “his friend”, the former president Andrés Manuel López Obradorwhose security strategy “hugs not bullets” received the following comment:
“The strategy of hugs not bullets did not work.”
Hugs not bullets didn’t work
The sentence of Salazar It took place on November 14, the day he also took the opportunity to reproach the administration of Lopez Obrador the fruitlessness of blaming his Government of violence in Sinaloa, unleashed by the arrest of “El Mayo”:
“Blaming others, blaming the US (…) that is not what is required to achieve security.”
Likewise, he accused that cooperation in security matters failed last year, because – according to his saying – the then President closed the door to an investment. 22 million dollars EU to improve the strategy in the field.
Also, that November 14th he said that the distancing of Lopez Obrador It happened with him in February, and although he claimed not to know the reason, he argued that it was not because of his criticisms against the then draft reform of the Judicial Power.
Throughout 2024, the US ambassador attacked the so-called “Plan C” and other constitutional reforms, arguing that, if approved, it would scare away investments, open the door for drug trafficking to appoint judges and even put the TMEC:
“They threaten the historic trade relationship we have built, which depends on investor confidence in Mexico’s legal framework.”
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