Jake Smith Daily Caller News Foundation U.S. investigators probed into the ties between the cartels and allies of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, The New York Times reported. The investigation, which took place over several years, looked into allegations that drug cartels had met and provided Obrador’s allies with millions of dollars after he…
Witnesses told the DEA that the money was provided in return for a promise that a future López Obrador government would tolerate the cartel’s operations.