April 28th, 2025: Border Patrol and Mexico Crush Cartel Posts — Cartels Launch Bloody Retaliation & Trump-Zelensky Private Talks
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It's Monday, the 28th of April. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. We'll start things off with a major cartel crackdown at the U.S. southern border and the subsequent violent retaliation that's now erupting across Mexico. Later in the show, President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelensky hold a private meeting at Pope Francis' funeral, just before Trump fired a warning shot at Russian President Putin. Plus, the US and Iran wrap up another round of nuclear talks. But major divisions, as you can imagine, are still standing in the way of a deal. Und in heute's Back of the Brief, a massive explosion at Iran's largest commercial port kills at least 28 and injures hundreds, with earlier reports linking to a possible link to the mishandling of missile fuel. But first, today's PDB Spotlight. Auf beiden Seiten der US-Mexiko-Border sind Gefährdungsorganisationen auf der Strecke, und jetzt sind die Kartelle wieder auf der Strecke.
Zuerst in einem großen Wettbewerb für die US- und Mexikanische Kräfte. Die Border Patrol-Agenten in Tucson, Arizona, haben in der Vergangenheit real-time Intelligenz mit ihren Verteidigern auf der Grenze geteilt, lediglich zu der Zerstörung von Kartellschauplätzen auf der mexikanischen Seite der Grenze. Working off those tips, Mexican forces raided several sites, arresting four suspects and seizing a cache of weapons and drugs. Another major bust happened just south of Arizona, along a popular tourist corridor between the Lukeville border crossing and the beach town of Puerto Penasco. There, authorities uncovered weapons and equipment used by cartel scouts to monitor border patrol movements and coordinate smuggling operations through remote desert routes. The cartel lookouts serve as the eyes and ears for drug runners seeking weak spots and openings along Arizonas border. And the ongoing crackdown hasn't been limited to the border region.
Last week, Mexican Marines launched a major operation in the rugged mountains of Durango, dismantling two clandestine meth labs in the town of Tamazula. Marines seized roughly 330 pounds of meth, along with nearly 3,200 gallons and 770 pounds of chemical precursors, the raw materials used to manufacture meth destined for U.S. streets. All of these latest blows are part of what's known as Operation Frontera Norte, the Northern Border Operation, which was launched in February after Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum and Trump struck a deal to escalate joint efforts against the cartels. As part of the agreement, Mexico deployed 10,000 National Guard troops across 18 cities near the northern border to stem the flow of drugs and dismantle cartel networks closer to their source.
Seit der Eröffnung hat die Operation einige große Gewinne erzielt, mehr als 2.700 Angriffe, die Verletzung von etwa 2.300 Feuerwaffen, etwa 376.000 Runden Ammunition und über 66.000 Pounden Narkotik, insbesondere mehr als 350 Pounden Fentanyl. But the cartels, as you may suspect, are not taking the hits quietly, and they're making sure that the world notices. Last week, cartel violence erupted across three Mexican states, including Michoacán and Jalisco, as the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel lashed out in response to government pressure. Die Behörden haben den Kartell-Seniorlehrer und Logistiknetze in einem Versuch getarget, die Gruppenoperationen auszuschöpfen. In der Retaliation haben sich schwergearmte Gruppen, siebte Cargo-Trucks, sie aufgeräumt und sie benutzt, um Straßen zu blockieren, insbesondere große Routen, die Mexiko-City mit Guadalajara verbinden. Police reported at least 18 similar incidents across neighboring states with gunmen torching vehicles and paralyzing traffic.
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