March 5, 2018 / 2:09 PM / Updated 2 hours ago

Mexico says drug battle a shared role after Trump criticism

(Reuters) - Mexico’s foreign minister said on Monday that dealing with drug trafficking was a shared responsibility between the United States and Mexico after criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Soldiers stand outside a safe house, where five people were shot dead during an operation on Friday to recapture the world's top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, at Jiquilpan Boulevard in Los Mochis, in Sinaloa state, Mexico, January 9, 2016. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Luis Videgaray, who oversees foreign relations for Mexico, wrote in a post on Twitter that the United States and Mexico must work together to stem the flow of narcotics and weapons between the countries.

Reporting by Julia Love; Editing by Paul Simao