Mexico investigating possible U.S. violation in 2024 capture of infamous cartel leader: "Someone lied"
- On Tuesday, President Claudia Sheinbaum announced an investigation into whether the United States violated Mexican sovereignty during the 2024 capture of drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
- While the U.S. Embassy previously denied agency participation, Joaquin Guzman Lopez admitted in a plea deal to kidnapping Zambada to win favor with American authorities.
- Sheinbaum asserted that unauthorized U.S. agency participation would violate international treaties and the Mexican constitution, stating, "If one of the US agencies participated in this operation, they would be violating international treaties and the constitution."
- Following Justice Department indictments against former Sinaloa governor Ruben Rocha Moya, Sheinbaum demanded Washington provide "irrefutable" evidence before considering any potential extradition.
- This diplomatic friction follows allegations of unauthorized CIA operations in Mexico, while Trump has repeatedly warned he would use military force if cartel activity is not curtailed.
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Monreal said the FGR should open an investigation kit for FBI involvement in national territory.
Mexico investigating possible U.S. violation in 2024 capture of infamous cartel leader: "Someone lied"
Mexico said it is investigating whether its sovereignty was violated by the United States in the 2024 capture of drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.
Mexico probing if US violated sovereignty in 2024 drug lord capture
The inquiry comes after the FBI displayed in an exhibition the plane used to bring most-wanted Zambada, co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa cartel, to the United States. "If one of the US agencies participated in this operation, they would be violating international treaties and the (Mexican) constitution," President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her daily press conference. Zambada was arrested in the United States in July 2024 alongside Joaquin Guz…
"If one of the United States agencies participated in this operation, it would have violated international treaties and the Mexican Constitution," said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at a press conference.
MEXICO CITY (ANP/AFP) - Mexico is investigating whether the United States participated in the arrest of drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in 2024. The investigation was launched because the FBI had put on display the plane that brought Zambada to the US.
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