US arrests in Mexico for cartel-related crimes soared under Amlo, study finds
Sixfold rise from days of Peña Nieto suggests Americans have increasingly become pawns for criminal drug gangs
The number of Americans arrested in Mexico for offenses related to organized crime increased by 457% – or nearly sixfold – during the 2018-24 presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador compared to his predecessor, according to a new report.
Since the current president Claudia Sheinbaum took office in September, 185 US citizens have been arrested by the Mexican army on organized-crime related charges – an average of three a day.
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