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.

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.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum denied Tuesday that her administration had an agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a day after the U.S. agency announced "a major new initiative" to collaborate in the fight against drug cartels.

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he’s wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.

Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. is in a Mexican prison after being deported from the United States. Chávez was arrested in the U.S. last month and accused of cartel involvement. Chávez was admitted to a prison in the northern state of Sonora,

Mexican authorities are investigating the discovery of six severed human heads between the states of Puebla and Tlaxcala, according to the Tlaxcala Prosecutor’s Office.

Six severed heads have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area not normally associated with cartel violence. Local authorities made the discovery early on Tuesday morning on a route that links the broadly peaceful states of Puebla and Tlaxcala.

Six severed human heads were found on a road connecting the Mexican states of Puebla and Tlaxcala on Tuesday, Aug. 19. A person called 911 after seeing a head on the side of the road.

Using black paint to make the entire US-Mexico border wall hotter and harder to climb was reportedly Trump's idea.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the nation's southern border walls will be painted black to better repel anyone who might try to scale them.

U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black, Noem says; aims to deter crossings and prevent rust. No cost or timeline shared.