Investigations into allegations that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his allies received financial support from drug cartels have surfaced, with multiple credible sources, including investigative journalists and U.S. law enforcement officials, bringing to light these accusations. A report by investigative journalist Phillip Linderman, published on 2024-02-20, suggests AMLO's presidential campaign may have accepted narco bribes. Further, U.S. officials have spent years examining potential links between AMLO's confidants and drug cartels, with allegations indicating that millions of dollars may have been exchanged. Despite these serious allegations, the U.S. never formally opened an investigation into these potential ties. President López Obrador himself acknowledged on 2024-02-22 that the New York Times reached out to him about a forthcoming report detailing a new U.S. government investigation linking him and the Sinaloa cartel, specifically to Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, for campaign financing in 2018. Additionally, President López Obrador controversially read out the phone number of the NYT bureau chief who has written for a response to these allegations.
Breaking News: U.S. officials spent years looking into accusations of potential links between drug cartels and confidants of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, while he governed the country. The inquiry was ultimately shelved, records show. https://t.co/N4eNWbFL3c
U.S. law enforcement officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office https://t.co/EKqcjaGY0J Story by @Nataliekitro & @alanfeuer
Wow. New from @nytimes that US “uncovered information pointing to potential links between powerful cartel operatives and Mexican advisers and officials close to the (AMLO) president while he governed the country.” US never opened a formal investigation. https://t.co/ymENp7NTIv
American officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office, according to U.S. records and three people familiar with the matter. w/ @alanfeuer https://t.co/cZxcwH4Bj6
BOOM: U.S. Examined Allegations of Cartel Ties to Allies of Mexico’s President via @nytimes https://t.co/qVqB8GPWdT
New from @alanfeuer @Nataliekitro : U.S. law enforcement officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office https://t.co/p0inmHR1lo
President @lopezobrador_ is well aware that Mexico is among the deadliest countries in the world for journalists, so he reads out the phone number of the NYT bureau chief who has written for a response to allegations of links between AMLO and the Sinaloa cartel https://t.co/Of9Nre4gOu
ÚLTIMA HORA!!!: Revela @lopezobrador_ que el @nytimes lo buscó para informarle que van a publicar un reportaje con una nueva investigación del gobierno de Estados Unidos que liga a Ismael el Mayo Zambada y el Cartel de Sinaloa con financiamiento para su campaña de 2018!!!
Did Mexican President Lopez Obrador Take Drug Cartel Money? A credible investigative journalist brings to light accusations that AMLO’s presidential campaign took narco bribes By Phillip Linderman https://t.co/WLST4QZ02x