Joe Biden thanks President Claudia Sheinbaum for her support in the seizure arrest

Biden thanks Sheinbaum after fentanyl seizure.

Mexico detained more than a ton.

«That matters,» the president stressed.

President Joe Biden today thanked his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, for her leadership and collaboration.

Since they made it possible for more than a ton of fentanyl to be confiscated in that country this week, the largest shipment in its history.

And according to the president, it was enough to kill 15 percent of all Americans.

The United States has a fight against fentanyl and with Mexico, they continue to work to arrest its distributors.

JOE BIDEN THANKS CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM AFTER SEIZING FENTALINO

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«I want to thank President Sheinbaum for her leadership and collaboration and the numerous military and police officers on both sides of the border who made this possible.»

Who have dedicated their lives to fighting fentanyl, dismantling traffickers and saving their fellow citizens. «That matters,» Biden said in a statement from the White House.

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On Tuesday, the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico (SSPC) reported on an operation carried out in Sinaloa.

During the raid, they confiscated nearly 300 kilos of fentanyl in a home and another 800 kilos of the same drug in a van.

What about the opioid fight?

Also, the President recalled that during the four years of his mandate, which is close to concluding, he fought against the opioid epidemic.

«A central axis of my Unity Agenda in the country and my cooperation with world leaders.»

And we will not give up. “During my administration, we have seized more fentanyl at our border in the last two years than in the previous five years combined.”

«We’ve put dozens of top cartel and money laundering leaders behind bars,» he said, reviewing his anti-opioid effort.

It’s about families

Additionally, Biden further noted that the most recent data shows a more than 14% drop in overdose deaths nationwide, the largest decline on record.

«It’s not just about facts and figures. These are families that do not have to endure the loss of a child, a parent or a spouse,» stated.

«That is why today, together with partners around the world, including Mexico, we commit to redoubling our efforts to control more drugs.»

«Stop more traffickers and save more lives. And we make it clear: enough is enough,» said the president. WITH INFORMATION FROM EFE.

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