Ex-Chihuahua attorney general accused of treason for allowing US participation in drug raid
Prosecutors said he let CIA officers join an April raid without federal approval, a move they say violated Mexican law and chain-of-command rules.
- On Saturday, Mexican authorities arrested former Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Jauregui on suspicion of treason, Attorney General Ernestina Godoy announced.
- Prosecutors allege Jauregui allowed foreign agents to participate in an 'irregular' raid on a suspected drug laboratory in Chihuahua this April without required authorization under Mexican law.
- The U.S. acknowledged in April that two employees of its embassy in Mexico City had died; sources identified them as CIA officers involved in anti-narcotics efforts, rekindling sensitivities around foreign involvement in Mexican security operations.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum sought to de-escalate tensions, reiterating that Mexico welcomes intelligence sharing but does not permit foreign agents to participate directly in operations on Mexican territory.
- Godoy stated a federal judge signed the arrest warrant following months of investigation; Jauregui could not immediately be reached for comment, and sources declined to comment on the case.
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The FGR accuses the ex-prosecutor of Chihuahua for allowing the covert action of two CIA agents in an operation against a narcolaboratory.
Mexico arrests state official accused of allowing unauthorized CIA role in drug raid
Mexico City (CNN) — Months after a deadly car wreck revealed the CIA’s participation in a raid on a Chihuahua drug lab, authorities arrested César Jáuregui, Chihuahua’s former attorney general, for allegedly allowing US spies to participate in the operation…
An ex-prosecutor was arrested for his role in an anti-drug operation where two Americans died in Chihuahua. He is charged with illegal public service exercise. The Mexican government investigates the presence of foreigners in the operation, while the U.S. does not confirm its link with the CIA. The operation was not notified.
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Ex-Chihuahua attorney general accused of treason for allowing US participation in drug raid
MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 - Mexican authorities arrested former Chihuahua Attorney General Cesar Jauregui on suspicion of treason after an investigation found he may have allowed foreign personnel to participate in operations reserved exclusively for national security forces, Attorney General Ernestina Godoy said on Saturday.
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español César Jáuregui, ex-prosecutor general of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, was arrested on Saturday, October 17, for his alleged responsibility for crimes related to an operation carried out in mid-April in which agents of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States (CIA) participated.
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