Daily brief
The FBI conducted a secret operation that led to the arrest of an alleged drug lord, an action that has reportedly strained relations between the United States and Mexico. The operation's details and its diplomatic fallout are being exclusively reported. Separately, Mexico's president has publicly disputed the FBI Director's account of the arrest of a professional snowboarder.
A Canadian mining company confirmed the mass kidnapping of its employees at a site in Concordia, Sinaloa, Mexico, with another firm stating 10 workers were taken.
President Trump stated he did not insist on US agents entering Mexico and discussed border and drug issues with the country's president.