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Mexico Declares an End to U.S. Helicopter Gunships in the Fight Against Cartels

Mexico has publicly announced that it no longer wishes to receive helicopter gunships and other weapons from the United States for the purpose of battling drug cartels. The country calls for a fresh strategy that moves away from militaristic solutions.

Key Points of the Announcement

• Mexico has adopted a stance against U.S. militaristic intervention and has called for an alternative approach.
• The U.S. military involvement is seen as excessive, costly, and incompatible with a targeted, selective response to drug cartels.
• Cartel operations rely on external importers, not on heavy logistical support from criminal groups.
• Dollar-costs, fuel and time from U.S. military interventions are astronomical.
• The fundamental objective is to reduce drug flow into the United States and to disrupt cartel commerce.

Why the U.S. Military Is Not a Viable Option

Deploying a large U.S. force against cartels is expensive and impractical because:

• Cartels handle fallout by collecting paid commissions rather than carrying the drugs themselves.
• Drug importers operate from remote foreign locations; cartels treat them as “third parties.”
• Fines around major financial institutions are hard to target.
• Counter‑drug operations are effective only when intelligence is high‑level and up‑to‑date.
• Cartel small‑scale, fast‑moving tactics make U.S. force deployment discontinuous.

Recommended Alternatives

• Fewer, well‑planned RICO charges that track money flow and import routes.
• Co‑operation with fiscal regimes to trace financial transactions.
• With intelligence, target the cartel’s network, not the importers.

Conclusion: Focus on the Finances, Not the Helicopters

Mexico’s new approach seeks to focus on the financial underpinnings of drug smuggling, while removing the U.S. Army’s heavy, costly, and un‑targeted helicopters from the equation. The focus is on an intelligence‑based landscape that can identify, follow, and stop cartel money flow, rather than firing Tomahawks at cartels.

Posted by AFP / File / Paul J. Richards / Please consider the facts ahead of the future.