Mexico is attempting to regain momentum after U.S. criminal charges were filed against the governor of Sinaloa and nine local officials. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government staged a prominent appearance of the full Security Cabinet at the daily news conference to project control and respond to criticism from Washington. The president cited a 49% reduction in average daily homicides since she took office in October 2014, then shifted to remarks from collaborators. She also described a meeting with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, emphasizing that Mexico has state institutions coordinated by “brave men.” The U.S. accusations have further strained relations already affected by evidence of CIA activity in Chihuahua, where the opposition governs.
"Sheinbaum has tried to reinforce the narrative of her security policy's success at an awkward moment. The U.S. accusations against Rocha and the others for supporting a criminal group have poisoned a relationship that had already been strained weeks earlier by evidence that CIA agents were operating on Mexican soil, specifically in Chihuahua, a state governed by the opposition."
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