CIA conducting deadly operations against Mexican cartels: Report
Sources said the campaign has expanded to direct participation in deadly raids and attacks as Washington pushes harder against cartel networks.
- On Tuesday, Mexican authorities and the Central Intelligence Agency rejected a CNN report alleging CIA operatives participated in lethal attacks on cartel targets in Mexico during 2025, with CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons calling the reporting "false and salacious."
- Diplomatic tensions spiked following the death of two CIA operatives in a Chihuahua car accident last month, raising questions about unauthorized foreign personnel operating on Mexican soil without federal government permission.
- Despite the friction, the U.S. Border Patrol's Del Rio Sector shared photos on Monday of ongoing binational cooperation, reporting joint operations in Texas yielded 24 arrests, 74 weapons, and more than $350,000 in cash.
- Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch stated on Tuesday the government "categorically rejects" unilateral foreign operations, while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stressed national sovereignty "is something that cannot be negotiated."
- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy released its 2026 National Drug Control Strategy last week, designating Mexico as a central partner for dismantling synthetic drug laboratories and combating cartel networks.
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The spokesman for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Liz Lyons, called CNN's report that the agency was behind the explosion of a van in the state of Mexico in late March, in which an operator of the Sinaloa Cartel was killed. "This is a false and lascivious report that serves nothing but a public relations campaign for cartels and puts the lives of Americans at risk," Lyons wrote in X, without going into detail.
The Attorney General's Office of Justice of the State of Mexico categorically rejected the version linking the CIA to the death of El Payín, an alleged member of the Sinaloa Cartel.This position supports what was also said by the head of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuch, who rejected the existence of CIA undercover operations in Mexican territory.Fiscalía Edomex rejects claims about the CIA in El Payín'…
Debunking the Cross-Border Ops: CIA in Mexico Controversy
Mexican and CIA authorities dismissed a CNN report claiming CIA involvement in attacks on cartel targets in Mexico. Allegations sparked diplomatic tensions, with Mexican officials opposing unauthorized U.S. operations. The issue highlights contrasting U.S. and Mexican approaches to cartel violence, with President Trump advocating for U.S. military intervention if necessary.
Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Citizen Security, rejected the CIA's covert operations in Mexico and that it is the national authorities that can carry out actions to combat crime. Through a message in X, Harfuch said that about the version broadcast by CNN that the explosion of a van near the AIFA in Tecámac, State of Mexico, which left an alleged member of the Sinaloa Cartel dead, had the involvement of the CIA as part of the operations agai…
Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch rejects CNN's investigation, and assures that cooperation with the U.S. takes place in terms of intelligence exchange
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