US EditionMexican President Says No to CIA Involvement
Sheinbaum said Mexico told Washington the unauthorized presence of U.S. officials in an anti-drug operation must not happen again.
- On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced her government submitted a diplomatic note to the United States protesting unauthorized U.S. personnel participation in a Chihuahua anti-narcotics operation.
- Mexico's security cabinet stated on Saturday that the U.S. officials lacked formal accreditation to participate in security activities, with one individual having entered the country as a tourist.
- The Los Angeles Times reported last week that CIA operatives joined Chihuahua drug operations on at least three occasions this year, with President Sheinbaum blaming state officials for the unauthorized actions.
- After Mexico sent a protest note to Ambassador Ron Johnson, President Sheinbaum said the U.S. government agreed to comply with the Mexican Constitution and national security law going forward.
- While welcoming intelligence sharing, President Sheinbaum maintains she will not accept U.S. forces participating in operations on Mexican territory, a position underscored by deaths of two Americans after an April 19 car crash.
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Beatrice Daily Sun
Mexican president says no to CIA involvement
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of U.S. officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.
"We hope it will be an exceptional case and that from now on, as the constitution and national security law were being enforced," said Mexico's president Claudia Sheibaum.
Declaration was given after the unauthorized presence of American authorities in an anti-drug operation in the state of Chihuahua, in the north of the country
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurMexico's Sheinbaum warns US involvement in anti-drug operation not to be repeated
MEXICO CITY, April 27 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of U.S. officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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