Mexico says it is investigating officials in a town where a sign was posted thanking a drug lord for holiday season gifts for children.

A Mexican mayor is under investigation for possible criminal links after public thanks were offered to a notorious cartel leader for giving gifts to children, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday.Sheinbaum told a news conference that "an investigation is being carried out into whether or not the mayor (Anavel Avila) has any ties to this criminal group,

Mexico’s president said Monday that prosecutors are investigating officials in a town where a sign was posted thanking a drug lord for holiday season gifts for children. In the past, drug cartels in Mexico have often handed out gifts or bags of food to local people around the holidays,