Mexico denies reaching any border enforcement deal with DEA

We begin in Mexico this morning.

President Claudia Sheinbaum denied on Tuesday, that Mexico has reached any new agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The DEA had earlier announced what it called the "Portero Project," a major operation aimed at shutting down smuggling routes that move drugs, weapons, and money across the border.

But during a press briefing, Sheinbaum stressed that no Mexican security institution has signed such an agreement with the DEA.

The president, who has generally been proactive toward strengthening security ties with Washington, and cracking down on drug cartels reacted sharply to what she described as a unilateral statement made without prior consultation.

In the DEA statement, its administrator Terry Cole, who was recently appointed to head Washington D.C.'s police force, said the new initiative will involve planning and operating side by side with Mexican partners, while bringing the full weight of the U.S. government to the fight.