Chapo extradition seen boosting U.S.-Mexico security relations under TrumpMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Irrespective of whether Mexico’s decision to extradite drug kingpin Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman aimed to honor outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama or appease his successor, Donald Trump, law enforcement from both countries say it bodes well for security cooperation. Guzman, the feared boss of the Sinaloa cartel who shot to international stardom after two jailbreaks, was extradited from a prison in northern Mexico to New York on Thursday, the eve of Trump’s inauguration. While some Mexican government officials believed Guzman’s removal served as a valediction for Obama’s presidency, others saw it as an opening gambit in what are likely to be fraught trade negotiations with a seemingly unfriendly Trump administration. But current and former law enforcement officials on both sides of the border said the move would boost security cooperation and could even upgrade relations. “What happened today is something that’s a victory for both Mexico and the United States,” said Leo Silva, who worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey until 2015. “This will obviously improve things.” According to a senior U.S. law enforcement official based in Mexico, both U.S. and Mexican security forces were already “three steps ahead” in identifying the next Chapo. “From the Mexico side, they work with us a lot, a lot more than people think,” said the official, who was not authorized to speak with press. “They think they’re going to get more support from us, they’re on line and I really don’t see a huge change. If anything, an improvement.” Security cooperation has not always run smoothly, and Mexico, with its proud, nationalist leanings, has often chafed at what it views as U.S. intrusion in its affairs. Silva said after Vicente Fox became president in 2000, Mexico gave less access to U.S. law enforcement. However, Fox’s successor, Felipe Calderon, was more willing to accept U.S. help, and Silva said he could even pick up the phone and call then-Attorney General Marisela Morales. The election of the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s Enrique Pena Nieto in 2012 represented a fresh set-back, with U.S. officials initially kept at arm’s length and a new attorney general appointed, Jesus Murillo Karam, who Silva called “standoffish.” Nonetheless, after a rocky start, relations soon warmed and U.S. intelligence, particularly the U.S. Marshals who track fugitives, became a key component in many of the high-profile busts that have taken place under Pena Nieto. “It’s similar to what we were doing and receiving under Calderon, except that this current administration doesn’t talk about it or publicize that they’re working together,” said one former DEA agent who worked on Mexican cases. After the victory of Trump, who has threatened to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement, slap tariffs on U.S. firms  manufacturing in Mexico and deport millions of illegal immigrants, some speculated years of hard-won security cooperation would fray as Mexico sought to show it wouldn’t be pushed around by the brash New Yorker. But behind the bluster, law enforcement officials from both countries said that was unlikely to happen, and that the situation could even improve if Trump, a law-and-order Republican who has repeatedly voiced his support for police and soldiers, focused more on combating Mexican cartels. “The crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential,” Trump said during his inauguration speech on Friday. “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” A Mexican anti-corruption official swatted away the notion that Mexico could shut out the United States on security issues.  “The government is going to continue the policy that it has always had of combating organized crime,” he said. Vito Guardino, who worked for the DEA for 30 years, said the U.S. government used extradition as a yardstick to measure other countries’ willingness to cooperate. But if the United States didn’t get what it wanted, he said, it found ways of forcing other nations to play ball, a reality unlikely to be lost on Mexico, which is heavily reliant on U.S. trade. For example, Guardino said that when Colombia stopped extraditing drug traffickers to the United States in the late 1980s, the U.S. government used a carrot-and-stick approach, threatening sanctions while drawing up the multibillion-dollar Plan Colombia. By that metric, Chapo’s removal represents a calculated show of faith on the part of Mexico, which has also signaled to Trump’s team it is open to reinforcing the northern border to curb drug smuggling and illegal migration. The high-stakes political tensions were, however, only one way of looking at things, Guardino and many others said. Relationships with foreign law enforcement officials often take years to build and rely on trust in dangerous circumstances. politicsNews
chap extradition seen boosting security relations trumpmexico city reuters irrespective whether mexico decision extradited drug kingpin joaquin chap gunman aimed honor outgoing president barack obama appease successor donald trump law enforcement countries say codes well security cooperation gunman feared boss sinaloa cartel shot international stardom two jailbreaks extradited prison northern mexico new york thursday eve trump inauguration while mexican government officials believed gunman removal served valediction obama presidency others saw opening gambit likely fraught trade negotiations seemingly unfriendly trump administration but current former law enforcement officials sides border said move would boost security cooperation could even upgrade relations what happened today something victory mexico united states said leo silva worked drug enforcement administration northern mexican city monterrey this obviously improve according senior law enforcement official based mexico mexican security forces already three steps ahead identifying next chap from mexico side work us lot lot people think said official authorized speak press they think going get support us line i really see huge change if anything security cooperation always run smoothly mexico proud nationalist leanings often chased views intrusion affairs silva said license fox became president mexico gave less access law enforcement however fox successor felipe caldron willing accept help silva said could even pick phone call general marisela morales the election institutional revolutionary party enrique pena niet represented fresh officials initially kept arm length new attorney general appointed jesus murillo param silva called nonetheless rocky start relations soon warmed intelligence particularly marshals track fugitives became key component many busts taken place pena niet it similar receiving caldron except current administration talk publicize working together said one former dea agent worked mexican cases after victory trump threatened rip north american free trade agreement slap tariffs firms manufacturing mexico deport millions illegal immigrants speculated years security cooperation would fray mexico sought show pushed around brash new worker but behind cluster law enforcement officials countries said unlikely happen situation could even improve trump republican repeatedly voiced support police soldiers focused combating mexican cartels the crime gangs drugs stolen many lives robbed country much realized potential trump said inauguration speech friday this american carnage stops right stops right a mexican official started away notion mexico could shut united states security issues the government going continue policy always combating organized crime said veto guarding worked dea years said government used extradition yardstick measure countries willingness cooperate but united states get wanted said found ways forcing nations play ball reality unlikely lost mexico heavily reliant trade for example guarding said colombia stopped extradition drug traffickers united states late government used approach threatening sanctions drawing plan colombia by metric chap removal represents calculated show faith part mexico also signaled trump team open reinforcing northern border curb drug smuggling illegal migration the political tensions however one way looking things guarding many others said relationships foreign law enforcement officials often take years build rely trust dangerous circumstances politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Chapo extradition seen boosting U.S.-Mexico security relations under TrumpMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Irrespective of whether Mexico’s decision to extradite drug kingpin Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman aimed to honor outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama or appease his successor, Donald Trump, law enforcement from both countries say it bodes well for security cooperation. Guzman, the feared boss of the Sinaloa cartel who shot to international stardom after two jailbreaks, was extradited from a prison in northern Mexico to New York on Thursday, the eve of Trump’s inauguration. While some Mexican government officials believed Guzman’s removal served as a valediction for Obama’s presidency, others saw it as an opening gambit in what are likely to be fraught trade negotiations with a seemingly unfriendly Trump administration. But current and former law enforcement officials on both sides of the border said the move would boost security cooperation and could even upgrade relations. “What happened today is something that’s a victory for both Mexico and the United States,” said Leo Silva, who worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey until 2015. “This will obviously improve things.” According to a senior U.S. law enforcement official based in Mexico, both U.S. and Mexican security forces were already “three steps ahead” in identifying the next Chapo. “From the Mexico side, they work with us a lot, a lot more than people think,” said the official, who was not authorized to speak with press. “They think they’re going to get more support from us, they’re on line and I really don’t see a huge change. If anything, an improvement.” Security cooperation has not always run smoothly, and Mexico, with its proud, nationalist leanings, has often chafed at what it views as U.S. intrusion in its affairs. Silva said after Vicente Fox became president in 2000, Mexico gave less access to U.S. law enforcement. However, Fox’s successor, Felipe Calderon, was more willing to accept U.S. help, and Silva said he could even pick up the phone and call then-Attorney General Marisela Morales. The election of the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s Enrique Pena Nieto in 2012 represented a fresh set-back, with U.S. officials initially kept at arm’s length and a new attorney general appointed, Jesus Murillo Karam, who Silva called “standoffish.” Nonetheless, after a rocky start, relations soon warmed and U.S. intelligence, particularly the U.S. Marshals who track fugitives, became a key component in many of the high-profile busts that have taken place under Pena Nieto. “It’s similar to what we were doing and receiving under Calderon, except that this current administration doesn’t talk about it or publicize that they’re working together,” said one former DEA agent who worked on Mexican cases. After the victory of Trump, who has threatened to rip up the North American Free Trade Agreement, slap tariffs on U.S. firms  manufacturing in Mexico and deport millions of illegal immigrants, some speculated years of hard-won security cooperation would fray as Mexico sought to show it wouldn’t be pushed around by the brash New Yorker. But behind the bluster, law enforcement officials from both countries said that was unlikely to happen, and that the situation could even improve if Trump, a law-and-order Republican who has repeatedly voiced his support for police and soldiers, focused more on combating Mexican cartels. “The crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential,” Trump said during his inauguration speech on Friday. “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” A Mexican anti-corruption official swatted away the notion that Mexico could shut out the United States on security issues.  “The government is going to continue the policy that it has always had of combating organized crime,” he said. Vito Guardino, who worked for the DEA for 30 years, said the U.S. government used extradition as a yardstick to measure other countries’ willingness to cooperate. But if the United States didn’t get what it wanted, he said, it found ways of forcing other nations to play ball, a reality unlikely to be lost on Mexico, which is heavily reliant on U.S. trade. For example, Guardino said that when Colombia stopped extraditing drug traffickers to the United States in the late 1980s, the U.S. government used a carrot-and-stick approach, threatening sanctions while drawing up the multibillion-dollar Plan Colombia. By that metric, Chapo’s removal represents a calculated show of faith on the part of Mexico, which has also signaled to Trump’s team it is open to reinforcing the northern border to curb drug smuggling and illegal migration. The high-stakes political tensions were, however, only one way of looking at things, Guardino and many others said. Relationships with foreign law enforcement officials often take years to build and rely on trust in dangerous circumstances. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: chap extradition seen boosting security relations trumpmexico city reuters irrespective whether mexico decision extradited drug kingpin joaquin chap gunman aimed honor outgoing president barack obama appease successor donald trump law enforcement countries say codes well security cooperation gunman feared boss sinaloa cartel shot international stardom two jailbreaks extradited prison northern mexico new york thursday eve trump inauguration while mexican government officials believed gunman removal served valediction obama presidency others saw opening gambit likely fraught trade negotiations seemingly unfriendly trump administration but current former law enforcement officials sides border said move would boost security cooperation could even upgrade relations what happened today something victory mexico united states said leo silva worked drug enforcement administration northern mexican city monterrey this obviously improve according senior law enforcement official based mexico mexican security forces already three steps ahead identifying next chap from mexico side work us lot lot people think said official authorized speak press they think going get support us line i really see huge change if anything security cooperation always run smoothly mexico proud nationalist leanings often chased views intrusion affairs silva said license fox became president mexico gave less access law enforcement however fox successor felipe caldron willing accept help silva said could even pick phone call general marisela morales the election institutional revolutionary party enrique pena niet represented fresh officials initially kept arm length new attorney general appointed jesus murillo param silva called nonetheless rocky start relations soon warmed intelligence particularly marshals track fugitives became key component many busts taken place pena niet it similar receiving caldron except current administration talk publicize working together said one former dea agent worked mexican cases after victory trump threatened rip north american free trade agreement slap tariffs firms manufacturing mexico deport millions illegal immigrants speculated years security cooperation would fray mexico sought show pushed around brash new worker but behind cluster law enforcement officials countries said unlikely happen situation could even improve trump republican repeatedly voiced support police soldiers focused combating mexican cartels the crime gangs drugs stolen many lives robbed country much realized potential trump said inauguration speech friday this american carnage stops right stops right a mexican official started away notion mexico could shut united states security issues the government going continue policy always combating organized crime said veto guarding worked dea years said government used extradition yardstick measure countries willingness cooperate but united states get wanted said found ways forcing nations play ball reality unlikely lost mexico heavily reliant trade for example guarding said colombia stopped extradition drug traffickers united states late government used approach threatening sanctions drawing plan colombia by metric chap removal represents calculated show faith part mexico also signaled trump team open reinforcing northern border curb drug smuggling illegal migration the political tensions however one way looking things guarding many others said relationships foreign law enforcement officials often take years build rely trust dangerous circumstances politicsnews