Mexican federal police present weapons and ammunition along with Anahi Beltran whom they arrested during their seizure, at a news conference at the federal police center in Mexico City April 14, 2009. Photo: REUTERS DEA Says Mexican Drug Cartels Are Creeping South -- Yahoo news/AP
WASHINGTON – Mexican drug cartels are creeping south into Central America, U.S. drug enforcement officials said Wednesday, as the Obama administration put new pressure on drug kingpins ahead of the president's trip to Mexico City. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said there are growing signs the stepped-up law enforcement efforts on the U.S.-Mexico border are driving the cartels south toward Central America.
"We're looking at what happens south of Mexico as well, because that's just as important as what's happening on our border," said DEA Chief of Operations Thomas Harrigan. "With more and more success the Mexican government has, literally they're pushing these cartels further south and potentially it could be a problem in Central America."
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