MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating drug trafficking charges against the country's former defense secretary even as his government published hundreds of pages of U.S.
files that purported to show detailed evidence of the man's close links with a drug gang.The decision to denounce U.S. prosecutors on Friday while clearing a top official of charges adds to a crisis in security cooperation for the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden.It follows the Mexican government’s decision to restrict U.S.
agents and remove their immunity, seemingly a a slap in the face after US efforts to appease Mexico by releasing retired Gen.