US looked into claims that Andrés Manuel López Obrador allies took money from cartels, according to a New York Times reportOfficials with the justice department and Biden administration have downplayed a report that US law enforcement spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, were investigated for taking millions of dollars from drug cartels after the president took office.López Obrador, who denied the report, also reacted to the New York Times report on Thursday by revealing the contact details of the journalist at its Mexico bureau, Natalie Kitroeff, including her telephone number – which Mexico’s freedom of information body immediately said it would launch an investigation into. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/23/us-investigation-amlo-mexico-cartel
Author : Edward Helmore
Publish date : 2024-02-23 15:04:13
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Biden officials play down report of US investigation into Mexican president
