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Sheinbaum resolute as Trump threatens to send U.S. troops
Los Angeles Times
|March 10, 2026
President Trump has deployed military might to fight drug cartels, blowing up dozens of alleged smugglers at sea and helping Ecuador bomb an apparent criminal training camp.
PRESIDENT Trump says a coalition of right-wing governments across the Americas will fight drug cartels.
(MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press)
In recent days he announced the formation of a "brand-new military coalition" of mostly right-wing governments from across the Americas that, he said, are united in "a commitment to using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks."
"We need your help," he told regional leaders gathered Saturday at his golf club outside Miami. "Just tell us where they are."
On Monday, Mexico's leader suggested Washington should focus on other steps: containing the voracious American appetite for illicit drugs, and combating illegal arms trafficking.
This story is from the March 10, 2026 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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