Bicentennial Agreement/Changes in the Ministry of Economy

Bicentennial Security Agreement between Mexico and the US. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard highlighted the annual reunion of the Bicentennial Agreement between the US and Mexico held in Washington D.C. He assured that the agreement is helping reduce violence in the country.  

Moreover, Ebrard, reported that Mexico has confiscated more cocaine than the US and announced that the two countries are preparing a campaign to give details about the risks of fentanyl. The Minister detailed that territory control by the National Guard has helped to confiscate more than 32,000 weapons, 5 tons of fentanyl pills and other substances and 154 tons of methamphetamines. He added that there will be more investment to amplify forensic capacity in the matter of disappearances in Mexico and that the countries are working together in a program that is expected to bring good results.

Changes in the Ministry of Economy. With the arrival of Raquel Buenrostro, the former Director of the Tax Administration Service (SAT) now Minister of Economy, President López Obrador confirmed that other changes have been made inside the Ministry like the departure of Deputy Minister Luz María de la Mora. Nonetheless, he mentioned that the successor has already been chosen and that it will be revealed who will take the position this afternoon.

John Kerry might visit Mexico. President López Obrador said that US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry could visit Mexico at the end of the month.  

Intoxicated Children in Chiapas. President López Obrador said he will meet with the Governor of Chiapas, Rutilio Escandón, to carry out an extensive investigation on the intoxication of children in the entity. López Obrador pointed out that nobody knows how the children got intoxicated but there are two versions. The first one is that there was cocaine in the children’s water bottles and the second is that those selling cocaine found out that a bag revision protocol was about to happen, and informed everyone and they threw out their pills into the water tank.

Last week, reports that there were students at the Juana Asbaje school had been intoxicated with cocaine that was allegedly supplied to them at the education center. Testimonies confirm that the students started to feel bad after eating at the cafeteria while others said they got intoxicated from drinking the school’s water.