El Salvador recalls its ambassador from Mexico and disputes origin of drug flight

10.07.2025    WTOP    3 views
El Salvador recalls its ambassador from Mexico and disputes origin of drug flight

SAN SALVADOR El Salvador AP El Salvador President Nayib Bukele recalled his ambassador to Mexico and demanded the country clarify its safety chief s comments that an intercepted plane carrying cocaine had originated in El Salvador Bukele labeled the information from Mexico Safety Secretary Omar Garc a Harfuch as FALSE in a post on X that went on to detail the plane s alleged flight path Bukele also pointed out that the three men arrested with the plane were Mexican citizens El Salvador does not provide cover for criminals nor does it tolerate drug trafficking Bukele wrote We didn t do it before we will not do it now It wasn t clear late Wednesday if Ambassador Rosa Delmy Ca as had left Mexico yet On Tuesday Garc a Harfuch was summarizing drug seizures during the president s daily news briefing when he spoke of a flight detected in the Pacific coast state of Colima that he declared had come from El Salvador He explained pounds kilograms of cocaine had been seized and three men arrested without providing more detail Bukele answered Wednesday that he had flight tracking information that evidenced the plane never entered Salvadoran air space He demanded Mexico address Garc a Harfuch s comments Mexico s Foreign Affairs ministry noted it was reviewing the development when questioned for comment Source

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