REFILE-Mexico's Sheinbaum says no agreement exists with DEA on 'Project Portero'
ReutersAug 19, 2025 2:17 PM
MEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said her government did not have an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration over an operation known as "Project Portero" after the DEA announced this project.
The DEA had on Monday said it was collaborating with Mexico on the project, aimed at dismantling drug smuggling corridors.
"The DEA issued this statement, we do not know on what basis. We have not reached any agreement through any of the security agencies with the DEA," she told a morning press conference. "We do not know why they put out this statement."
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