Mexico and the US are preparing a new security agreement: Sheinbaum

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced that a new security agreement will be signed next week between Mexico and the United States, focused on halting the entry of chemical precursors for the production of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, as well as strengthening bilateral cooperation in intelligence, arms trafficking, and the fight against addiction.

The announcement follows the ninth phone call between the Mexican president and her U.S. counterpart, Donald J. Trump, in which State Department Secretary Marco Rubio also participated.

"(This) security agreement, which will be signed at the appropriate time, embraces the principles we have always upheld, which are: respect for sovereignty and our territory; the trust that must exist between the two countries; and collaboration and cooperation without subordination," the Mexican head of state stated.

According to the Mexican president, the document is practically ready for signing, although the exact date and place for its official signing have not yet been determined.

"The four pillars of the agreement… (are) how to work together to reduce the entry of fentanyl precursors into Mexico, how to reduce the entry of weapons from the United States into Mexico, how to collaborate on the northern border between our areas, how to collaborate on intelligence matters; for example, information they have that they can provide to Mexico or that we have to provide to the United States," the Mexican head of state specified.

Campaign against consumption of methamphetamines

In this context, President Sheinbaum announced that, starting in September 2025, she will launch a new national campaign against methamphetamine use as part of the addiction prevention program. She explained that this action is a continuation of current efforts against fentanyl use, which include educational programs in middle and high schools.

"We are now embarking on a campaign not only against fentanyl use, but also against methamphetamine use," the head of the federal government reported, adding that President Trump "was very interested" in the results of the current campaigns in Mexico.

The Mexican president shared that, during the communication, the U.S. government recognized the progress Mexico has made in combating drug trafficking and in bilateral cooperation.

Overview of use in the country

According to the most recent fact sheet published by the Mexican Observatory of Mental Health and Addictions, in 2024 more than half of the people who sought treatment from the National Addiction Care Network did so for problematic substance use, representing 51% of all requests for care.

The document detailed that these types of stimulants, which include methamphetamines, amphetamines, and other over-the-counter stimulant drugs, have largely displaced other drugs that historically dominated demand, such as alcohol and cannabis.

For example, during 2023, ATS (Amphetamine-Type Stimulants) already represented 49.1% of cases, up from just 9.5% in 2013. In contrast, alcohol went from representing 36.1% of cases in 2013 to just 21.8% in 2023, and cannabis from 23.4% to 13.3% in the same period.