US citizens increasingly involved in drug trafficking in Mexico

Americans have increasingly been arrested for involvement in organized crime in Mexico, according to an investigation by the Mexican news outlet Animal Politico, published this week. They found that the number of Americans arrested between 2018 and 2024 skyrocketed 457% compared to the previous period. The World's Host Marco Werman spoke to Cecilia Farfan Mendez, a researcher at the University of California San Diego. She focuses on US-Mexico security, especially organized crime.