dinero_admin The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, publicly thanked the Mexican Government after it rectified its initial statement regarding a light aircraft intercepted in Tecomán, Colima, which had been reported as coming from salvadoran territory. The mexican Security Secretariat clarified that the aircraft did not originate in El Salvador nor was it manned by salvadoran nationals.
Bukele, who had demanded an immediate clarification after the statements made by Secretary Omar García Harfuch, stated in his official X account: “We appreciate the clarification. We hope that the media and journalists who spread the news will issue the corresponding rectification”.
The salvadoran president defended the country’s position stating that El Salvador does not cover up criminals or tolerate drug trafficking, nor will it allow itself to be involved in other countries’ illicit operations. As a diplomatic measure, he had ordered to recall the salvadoran ambassador to Mexico for consultation.
The technical reports from Costa Rica, who activated the regional alert on july 3, as well as the monitoring of national radars and the report from the U.S. Southern Command (JIATFS), confirmed that the aircraft flew over the Pacific Ocean and never entered salvadoran airspace.
“The Secretariat regrets the events of july 8 and specifies that there is no indication that the flight of said aircraft had its origin in El Salvador, nor that any person from that country was linked to the incident”, said the mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The technical reports from Costa Rica, who activated the regional alert on july 3, as well as the monitoring of national radars and the report from the U.S. Southern Command (JIATFS), confirmed that the aircraft flew over the Pacific Ocean and never entered salvadoran airspace.
