Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is stepping up her efforts to curb drug cartels and loosen the grip of organized crime groups throughout the country amid rising criticisms from President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, sending substantial troops and top government officials to Sinaloa.
The Mexican president has seemingly taken an aggressive approach at dealing with the national security, separating herself from her mentor and predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who prioritized addressing the root social causes of crime rather than attacking the cartels, coining the phrase "hugs not bullets" as an approach to stopping violence.
