"US troops appeared to arrive this week on a beach in northeast Mexico where they installed signs declaring the area restricted by the US Department of Defense. Trump and his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, have been engaged in a back-and-forth war of words over the threat of US strikes on what it says are drug cartels in Mexico. Here is a closer look at what has happened and what it all means."
"The signs stated that the area was Department of Defense property and had been declared restricted by the commander. They also stated that unauthorized entry is prohibited and if you are found here, you may be detained and searched. They additionally prohibited photography or drawings."
Claudia Sheinbaum sought intervention from the International Boundary and Water Commission after Department of Defense signs appeared on a northeast Mexico beach. Donald Trump promised a crackdown on the illegal drug trade from Latin America and threatened strikes on Mexican drug cartels. Unidentified men arrived by boat and planted signs reading 'Warning: Restricted Area' in English and Spanish. A video circulating on social media purports to show Mexican marines removing the signs at Playa Bagdad, where the Rio Grande flows into the Gulf of Mexico, but that video has not been independently verified. The signs declared the area DOD property, banned unauthorized entry, and prohibited photography.
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