Mexico Denies CNN Report of CIA Car Bombing on Its Soil
Mexico said foreign agencies do not conduct unilateral operations after CNN reported CIA operatives were involved in fatal attacks on cartel targets.
- 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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Mexico’s Sheinbaum denies reports of CIA operations there
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday denied a CNN report that the CIA was carrying out deadly operations in Mexican territory, accusing the U.S.-based news organization of attempting to “hurt the government and the people of…
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, denied that U.S. CIA agents operate on U.S. territory, after versions of an alleged covert operation.
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 …
CNN: CIA Killed Cartel Member With Mexico Car Bomb
CNN reports: Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight on one of Mexico’s busiest highways just outside of its capital city. Francisco Beltran was killed instantly along with his driver, their bodies found slumped over in their seats after the concentrated blast. Video and pictures of the attack on March 28 show a quick burst of flames with the car continuing to roll forward,…
The CIA denied yesterday what CNN reported about this corporation actively developing an alleged “enlarged campaign” in Mexico linked to the death of Francisco Beltrán, El Payín, who was a member of that criminal organization.
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