MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum denied her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Tuesday, hours after the U.S. agency announced “a major new initiative” to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said no agreement has been made with the United States regarding cartels, despite a memo from the Drug Enforcement Administration saying otherwise. One day after the DEA announced “a major new initiative” between the two countries,

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said her government did not have an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration over an operation known as "Project Portero" after the DEA announced this project.