President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Mexico’s capture of the leader of a notorious drug cartel provided reassurance that President Enrique Pena Nieto’s commitment to fighting drug trafficking was solid.

“What it shows is that the new administration of President Pena Nieto is serious about continuing the efforts to break up these transnational drug operations,” Obama said in an interview with Univision’s Los Angeles affiliate. “And there had been some question about that, I think early on during his campaign, and immediately after his election.”

Pena Nieto caused some concern in the United States by dialing back the aggressive campaign against drug trafficking pursued by his predecessor, Felipe Calderon, in favor of a policy emphasizing reducing violence.

via Obama says capture of cartel boss shows Mexico serious about drug fight | Reuters.