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Mexico Discounts Risk Of 'Invasion' After Trump Order To Target Cartels

Cargo trucks queue next to the border wall before crossing into Tijuana, Mexico (Credit: AFP)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that there would be "no invasion of Mexico" following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the US military to target Latin American drug cartels.

"There will be no invasion of Mexico," Sheinbaum said after The New York Times reported that Trump had secretly signed a directive to use military force against cartels that his administration has declared terrorist organizations.

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