Rubio and Mexico’s foreign secretary discuss ‘stronger cooperation’ against cartels

Published January 12, 2026 2:29am ET



Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his counterpart from Mexico on Sunday to discuss strategies to halt drug trafficking operations in Mexico and the United States. The diplomats also strategized how to take apart the narco-terrorist networks within Mexico’s dangerous cartels.

Rubio spoke to Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente on Sunday by phone about the steps that could be taken to combat drug cartel operations. 

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