Iran link with Mexico drug cartel 'doubtful'

MEXICO CITY / DUBAI - Mexico helped foil an alleged Iranian plot to blow up the Saudi ambassador to Washington aided by Mexican drug cartel hitmen, but experts have cast doubt on the purported local terror tie-in.

Some Mexican cartels do have the military capacity to plan an international hit, experts said.

But they have not shown great expertise on the explosives front, and they would not likely be keen to court US wrath which would only end up hurting their sales of illegal drugs to US citizens, experts said.