US EditionMexico Says US Agents Killed in Crash Weren't Permitted to Operate There
Mexico said the agents lacked formal accreditation and were never reported to federal authorities, as two Chihuahua investigators also died in the crash.
- Two CIA agents and two Chihuahua State Investigation Agency members died on April 19 in a car crash in Chihuahua, Mexico, while returning from an operation targeting illegal drug labs.
- Mexico's government stated that "neither had formal accreditation to participate in operational activities," noting one agent entered as a "visitor" while the other used a diplomatic passport.
- The Chihuahua State Attorney General countered, describing the officials as "instructor officers" engaged in "training work as part of the general and normal exchange we have with the US authorities."
- President Claudia Sheinbaum faces intensifying pressure from President Donald Trump to crack down on drug trafficking, though she has declined offers of US-led operations, insisting on prior federal clearance.
- A Reuters investigation last September found the CIA had been running covert operations in Mexico for years, including providing select Mexican units with training, equipment, and financial support.
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The two CIA agents who died last weekend in a car accident on the return of a mission in Chihuahua entered the country, respectively, as a tourist and with a diplomatic passport. The security cabinet has reiterated this Saturday in a statement that the federal government was not informed and was not aware that the two foreign elements were in the country to participate in operations such as, after the accident and death, it was revealed. Faced w…
The Security Cabinet confirmed that the two agents, allegedly of the CIA, who died in Chihuahua did not have any accreditation to participate in “operational activities.” One of the agents who died after allegedly participating in an operation with Chihuahuan authorities stated that he was entering the country as a visitor, that is, he had no permission to carry out paid activities. The second of the deceased used his diplomatic passport.A lack …
Governor Maru Campos announced the creation of a Specialized Unit to investigate the case of U.S. agents who allegedly conducted field operations in Chihuahua. “The decision to create this unit is based on the importance that the case has acquired for the sake of transparency and in order to gather all the information and give clarity to the events.”Maru CamposAs announced by Maru Campos, this institution would be headed by Wendy Paola Chávez, h…
The Governor of Chihuahua announced a special unit to investigate operations to dismantle narcolaboratory and kill U.S. agents.
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