Mexico Denies CNN Report of CIA Car Bombing on Its Soil
Mexican officials said cooperation with U.S. agencies is limited to information sharing after CNN reported CIA operatives carried out lethal cartel attacks.
- On Tuesday, Mexican authorities and the Central Intelligence Agency rejected a CNN report alleging CIA operatives directly participated in fatal attacks on cartel targets in Mexico over the last year.
- CNN cited anonymous sources claiming the agency's elite Ground Branch unit conducted targeted assassinations, including a vehicle blast near Felipe Angeles International Airport that killed Sinaloa Cartel operator Francisco Beltrán.
- Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch stated the Mexican government 'categorically rejects' narratives of unilateral foreign operations, while CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons called the story 'false and salacious' reporting.
- Tensions persist following an April vehicle crash in Chihuahua that killed two CIA officers, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to warn against unauthorized foreign participation in Mexican operations.
- President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on cartels by framing them as national security threats, alarming Mexican officials who fear this rhetoric could justify unilateral United States military action.
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Cartel car bomb: the CIA is fighting Trump’s colonial shadow war in Mexico
The CIA used a car bomb to kill a mid-level cartel leader in Mexico’s capital, insiders claim. The US foreign intelligence agency is pursuing clandestine operations as part of president Donald Trump’s war on so-called ‘narco-terrorists’. In reality, the operations are about extending US control over the Americas. Cartel boss Francisco Beltran was killed by an explosion on 28 March: Video and pictures of the attack on March 28 show a quick burst …
CIA, Mexico Criticize CNN Report Claiming US Directly Participated in Bombing of Cartels in Mexico
The Central Intelligence Agency and Mexico are criticizing CNN for spreading false information after the news outlet published a report—citing anonymous sources—claiming that CIA operatives had directly participated in targeted killings as part of the U.S. intelligence agency’s alleged “secret war” against cartel members in Mexico. The report, published on May 12, alleged that CIA Ground Branch officers had been present at or involved in targete…
In Mexico, “operational actions belong exclusively to the competent Mexican authorities,” said García Harfuch.
CIA expands covert anti-cartel operations inside mexico, reports CNN
The US government's foreign intelligence service, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has significantly escalated covert operations against drug cartels inside Mexico, including alleged targeted killings and expanded intelligence-driven missions, according to a CNN report citing multiple sources familiar with the operations.
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