FBI Director: US Needs ‘Whole Lot More From Mexico’ to Defeat Drug Cartels

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Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on the fiscal year 2025 FBI budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 4, 2024. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images

FBI Director Christopher Wray told a congressional panel on June 4 that the United States will need a “whole lot more from Mexico” to deal with drug cartels and stop the flow of narcotics into the country.

Speaking to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Mr. Wray was asked about Mexico’s cooperation with the United States in light of the country’s electing a new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to succeed Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.