'War on cartels helps Mexico'

Donald Trump’s promised war on drug cartels will stop Mexico from becoming a “narco state”, US Vice-President JD Vance, pictured, said on Wednesday, as he hinted that Washington remained ready to take military action against the gangs.

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Speaking at the US southern border, Vance said the administration’s focus on stamping out illegal immigration and on designating gangs as terrorist organisations was aimed primarily at stemming the flow of drugs into the United States.

But, he said: “He’s doing a huge favour to the people of Mexico, because if they don’t get control of these cartels, they are going to wake up in a narco state where the cartels have more power than their own government.”