Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops to the country's northern border in response to an agreement with US President Donald Trump. The deployment aims to curb the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the United States.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that Mexico 's National Guard is en route to its border with the United States . Sheinbaum said on Tuesday that troops have already started to be deployed to Mexico 's northern border as part of the agreement reached with U.S. President Donald Trump. \'We've already started moving the troops. The plan was developed by the Secretary of Defense and his team,' Sheinbaum said during her press conference.
The deployment of 10,000 National Guard troops will help monitor customs to prevent drugs from entering, especially fentanyl, and will reinforce the security of the entire border area with the US, she said. According to the Mexican president, they would join the troops already stationed along Mexico’s northern border. She assured her country that the deployment does not leave the rest of the country without security, as there are a total of 120,000 National Guard members. 'People should know that we are not leaving any states unprotected; rather, it is a reorientation of forces,' Sheinbaum added. \Both presidents confirmed they reached an agreement that would stop the flow of deadly fentanyl into the U.S. Per the agreement, the U.S. will investigate the entry of illegal weapons from its territory, according to Sheinbaum. The Associated Press reported that it observed more than 100 members of the National Guard boarding a plane Tuesday morning in the southeastern city of Merida, bound for Ciudad Juarez. Additional units were scheduled to depart Cancun and Campeche, while still others were expected to move north by road
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