Sheinbaum lauds US seizure of weapons bound for Mexico: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped

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A weapons and ammunition seizure astatine the United States-Mexico border, Mexico’s upcoming judicial elections and the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup were among the issues discussed astatine President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Wednesday greeting property conference.

Here is simply a recap of the president’s March 19 mañanera.

President Claudia Sheinbaum astatine her regular property conference. She's lasting astatine the statesmanlike podium with her close scale digit touching her feature arsenic she listens to a reporter's question.

Sheinbaum celebrates seizure of weapons bound for Mexico

A newsman asked the president astir the announcement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it had seized 16 firearms, 26 magazines and 182 rounds of ammunition during an outbound introspection of a conveyance astatine the Del Rio Port of Entry successful Texas connected Monday.

“I’m gladsome you asked,” Sheinbaum said.

She highlighted that the Mexican authorities reached an statement with its U.S. counterpart nether which Mexico committed to moving to stem the northward travel of narcotics and migrants and the United States committed to enactment to debar the southward travel of firearms.

Sheinbaum described the CBP’s announcement of the firearms seizure successful Texas arsenic “very good.”

“… It means that they’re inspecting vehicles that travel to Mexico from the United States. … So we spot that the [bilateral security] coordination is successful information working,” she said.

Del Rio CBP Officers Shut Down Mexico-bound Weapons Smuggling Attempt: @DFOLaredo @CBP officers astatine #DelRio Port of Entry prehend 16 weapons, 26 magazines, 182 rounds successful outbound examination. @TxDPS is investigating. Read more: https://t.co/wnwgAwkHKC pic.twitter.com/I7k2aFtsKq

— CBP South Texas (@CBPSouthTexas) March 18, 2025

“We’re continuing with the [Northern] Border Operation to forestall fentanyl, successful particular, from reaching the United States and they’re helping america truthful that weapons don’t get successful Mexico from the United States,” Sheinbaum said.

In a statement, the CBP said that 3 of the 16 weapons seized were “5.56mm AR-style rifles.”

High-powered weapons smuggled into Mexico from the United States often extremity up successful the hands of cause cartel members who often usage the firearms to perpetrate superior crimes including murder.

Following Monday’s confiscation, Del Rio Port of Entry manager Liliana Flores said “that frontline CBP officers instrumentality CBP’s borderline information ngo seriously, and this ample outbound weapons seizure reflects our steadfast committedness and resoluteness to uphold that mission.”

“Large weapons seizures similar these, coupled with ongoing coordination betwixt authorities and national instrumentality enforcement partners exemplify our continued efforts to assistance support our borderline communities harmless and secure, connected some sides of the river,” she said.

While the CBP said it seized “a important cache of weapons, magazines, and ammunition” connected Monday, determination is plentifulness much enactment to beryllium done successful bid to importantly trim the fig of firearms coming into Mexico from the United States. The Mexican authorities has estimated that astatine slightest 200,000 guns are smuggled into Mexico from the U.S. each year.

Mexico's Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez lasting successful beforehand of a projection surface taller than her that shows a presumption descent astir Mexico's upcoming elections of judges. The representation is simply a mockup illustration of a ballot successful the predetermination with parts of the ballot marked wtih arrows starring to explanations astir assorted parts of the ballot's function.

No information threats to upcoming judicial elections, says interior minister

A newsman asked Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez whether determination were immoderate information risks that could endanger the staging of Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections connected June 1.

“No, not astatine all, but we’re continuing to reappraisal [the situation],” Rodríguez said.

“We spot that successful immoderate places, sometimes the residents themselves don’t let the installment [of voting centers] owed to usos y costumbres,” she said, referring to an Indigenous governing codification utilized successful immoderate parts of Mexico.

The interior curate besides said that the National Electoral Institute — which is organizing the judicial elections — knows that it “can ever number connected the enactment of the [federal government’s] information cabinet.”

“… We volition look astatine what is necessary, everything that is necessary” to warrant that the judicial elections are not threatened by insecurity, Rodríguez said.

A assemblage of protesters holding megaphones connected a metropolis street

“That’s the acquisition we’ve received from the president,” she added.

There are concerns that organized transgression groups could question to power the result of the judicial elections successful bid to instal judges that are sympathetic to their interests and frankincense manus down favorable rulings and/or lenient sentences successful cases involving their members.

It is that benignant of corruption that the national authorities says it is aiming to get escaped of successful the nation’s judiciary with the predetermination of caller judges, including Supreme Court justices.

The elections volition instrumentality spot connected June 1 acknowledgment to the Congress’ support of a arguable judicial betterment past year.

2026 FIFA World Cup update

A newsman asked the president whether she could dedicate portion of a aboriginal mañanera to providing an update connected the advancement the Mexico City, Jalisco and Nuevo León governments person made successful preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which Mexico volition co-host with the United States and Canada.

“Yes,” responded Sheinbaum.

“We’re going to conscionable soon with [Mexico City Mayor] Clara [Brugada]; she’s precise precocious connected a batch of issues, and Rosa Icela [Rodríguez] has been reviewing each the 2026 World Cup issues,” Sheinbaum said.

Sheinbaum added that Nuevo León Governor Samuel García and Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus person besides been “very involved” successful the preparations for the World Cup, which volition beryllium held successful June and July of 2026.

Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara volition big matches astatine the quadrennial tournament, the world’s most-watched sporting event.

Sheinbaum said that FIFA president Giovanni Infantino volition soon travel to Mexico to measure the country’s World Cup preparations himself.

“I don’t retrieve the date, but he’s going to travel soon. We’re moving [on the World Cup], and with pleasance we’ll contiguous [the advancement that has been made] truthful that everyone knows what to expect,” she said.

By Mexico News Daily main unit writer Peter Davies ([email protected])

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