Mexican president disputes DEA estimates of cartel strength

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during an event at the Zocalo square to mark the fifth anniversary of his election victory on July 1, 2018 , in Mexico City, Mexico July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday pushed back against estimates made this week about the strength of Mexican drug cartels by the top U.S. counter-narcotics official, saying the United States lacked "good information."

The comments come in response to testimony from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chief Anne Milgram on Mexican cartels as part of a hearing in the U.S. Congress.