Sheinbaum rejects US claim linking Mexican government to cartels

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has rejected a claim by the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration that her government is linked to criminal cartels.

• Sheinbaum said during a news conference that the DEA's remarks were "more like a political statement than one backed by evidence."
• DEA Administrator Terry Cole said Tuesday that the Mexican government and cartel networks were "one and the same."
• The US Treasury Department designated the Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations.
• Sheinbaum said the DEA should focus on combating drug trafficking within the US, the world's largest illicit drug market.