Mexican president says she talked to Trump after operation against drug cartel

By Diyar Guldogan

WASHINGTON (AA) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that she spoke with her US counterpart, Donald Trump, after an operation against a drug cartel.

Sheinbaum told reporters the call took place Monday, one day after a military operation that resulted in the death of the leader of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho."

"It was an eight-minute call to ask me what's happening in Mexico, how things are ... it was a short call to see how things were in Mexico," she said.

The White House confirmed Sunday that the US provided intelligence support to the Mexican government during the major operation.