El Salvador Rejects Mexico’s Claims
(MENAFN) El Salvador’s president is strongly refuting Mexico’s assertions that a plane carrying cocaine departed from his nation prior to being seized in Mexican airspace.
Omar Garcia Harfuch, the head of Mexico’s security, announced at a press briefing on Tuesday that authorities had intercepted an aircraft containing 428 kilograms (944 pounds) of cocaine. He stated that the plane originated from El Salvador.
Responding on social media, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele denied the allegations on Wednesday and summoned El Salvador’s ambassador in Mexico for consultations.
“We demand an immediate clarification and rectification from the Government of Mexico regarding the statements made by its (Security) Secretary, Omar Garcia Harfuch,” Bukele declared on X.
According to Mexico’s report, the plane carrying nearly USD5 million worth of cocaine was stopped by law enforcement in Colima, along the Pacific coast of Mexico, with three men taken into custody.
Bukele shared on X a map showing the aircraft’s flight path, which flew over Costa Rica before “briefly disappearing from radar” and then reappearing to continue toward the Pacific Ocean.
He insisted the aircraft “never touched" Salvadoran airspace.
Additionally, Bukele revealed the identities of the three detainees, asserting that all were Mexican citizens.
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