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Mexico to probe role of US officials killed in Chihuahua car crash, Sheinbaum says
The president said the government was unaware of direct state-level collaboration and will review whether the operation violated national security laws.
- On Sunday, two U.S. Central Intelligence Agency officers and two Mexican state officials died in a car crash in Chihuahua when their vehicle plunged about 200 meters into a ravine while returning from a drug lab operation.
- State Attorney General Cesar Jauregui stated the Americans were conducting training activities about eight to nine hours away from the raid site, while the U.S. Embassy characterized their role as "supporting Chihuahua state authorities' efforts to combat cartel operations."
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded an explanation Monday, stating her government was "unaware of any direct collaboration between the state of Chihuahua and personnel from the US Embassy in Mexico" and insisting such cooperation requires federal authorization.
- President Sheinbaum announced she would ask U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson to meet with Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco to discuss the incident, signaling diplomatic friction over U.S. personnel's anti-cartel role.
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U.S. officials killed in Mexico after anti-drug operation were working for CIA, AP sources say
The lack of clarity from authorities reignited a debate over the extent of U.S. involvement in Mexico's security operations as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces extreme pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on cartels.
CIA Agents Among U.S. Officials Fatally Injured in Mexico
Two U.S. Embassy officials, confirmed as CIA operatives, tragically lost their lives in a vehicle accident in Mexico during a counternarcotics mission. This incident highlights the dangers faced by officials in combating cartel activities. The post CIA Agents Among U.S. Officials Fatally Injured in Mexico appeared first on News Addicts.
Two U.S. Officials K*lled In Vehicle Crash Following Raid On Mexican Drug Lab Reportedly Were CIA Operatives * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Two U.S. government officials killed in a vehicle crash after returning from a raid on a drug lab in northern Mexico were Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees, the Associated Press reports. “Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters Tuesday that federal prosecutors are investigating potential violations of national security,” CBS News stated. Two Mexican officers also died in the crash. According to the Associated Press, Mexican …
Two Americans who died last weekend in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine drug lab in a rugged region of Mexico worked for the CIA, according to a U.S. official and two other people aware of the matter.
The U.S. agents who died in an accident in Chihuahua were identified as members of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).According to reports from The Washington Post, the instructors of the U.S. embassy in Mexico who died belonged to the CIA.Likewise, Luis Chaparro, a reporter for Pie de Nota, said that there were 4 foreign agents operating in Chihuahua, all of them attached to an office in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
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