Hours after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced “a major new initiative” for United States and Mexico collaboration targeting gatekeepers who control illicit trafficking routes across the countries’ shared borders,

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum denied Tuesday that her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a day after the U.S. agency announced "a major new initiative" to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday denied that her government has any agreement with Washington on a bilateral project to dismantle drug cartels. On Monday, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a "bold bilateral initiative" with Mexico to fight drug cartels,

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. is in a Mexican prison after being deported from the United States. Chávez was arrested in the U.S. last month and accused of cartel involvement. Chávez was admitted to a prison in the northern state of Sonora,