Trump threatens to sanction Mexico over drug trafficking

Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose an "economic penalty" on Mexico if it does not halt the flow of illegal drugs into US territory and to place 25 per cent tariffs on all Mexican-made cars that are shipped into the US if it stops deporting undocumented migrants who cross into Mexico from Guatemala. "I am looking at an economic penalty for the $500 billion in illegal DRUGS that are shipped and smuggled through Mexico and across our Southern Border. Over 100,00 Americans die each year, sooo many families destroyed!" Trump tweeted, perhaps intending to say "100,000" if not for his typo.

Trump repeated the same message a short time later in remarks to reporters before departing for the US-Mexico border in California, but he offered no further details, Efe reported. The warning comes one day after the US leader dialed back on his threat to close the border this week, saying instead that he will give Mexico a year to stop the flow of illegal drugs and control illegal migration to the US through its territory or else he will impose tariffs on cars made in Mexico and shipped to the US. (IANS)

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