US EditionFormer U.S. Embassy "Anti-Narcotics" Collaborators Killed in Armed Attack Near Guadalajara
- Late on Friday, May 16, 2025, an armed assault at a taco restaurant in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco resulted in the deaths of Carlos Amador and Cesar Gustavo, while Pablo Cajigal Del Angel sustained serious injuries.
- The attack followed a day in which the three men, experienced advisors in intelligence and anti-narcotics operations, had finished training Jalisco State Police on courses sponsored by U.S. Programs targeting organized crime and fentanyl trafficking.
- The victims had previously been involved with U.S. Government-supported security initiatives related to drug enforcement and law enforcement training, collaborating with multiple agencies such as Interpol and Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, but were not employed by the U.S. Embassy at the time of the incident.
- The U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara confirmed the incident and expressed condolences, while Mexican authorities continue investigating the motive amid speculation of cartel retaliation linked to recent U.S. Terrorism charges against a CJNG female operator.
- This attack highlights the ongoing risks faced by law enforcement trainers confronting cartel influence in Jalisco and underscores the challenges for U.S.-Mexico efforts to improve security and protect their personnel.
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Two Police Trainers in Jalisco Who Collaborated with the U.S. Are Murdered: This Is What We Know About the Attack
Armed subjects attacked six people by shooting while eating in a taquería of the La Soledad Residential Colony, in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. Two of them died and another is reported to be serious. According to the reports, they are police trainers of international organizations that taught professorship to students of the Police University of Jalisco. The U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara was positioned after the aggression, and in a statement signed by…
Former U.S. Embassy "Anti-Narcotics" Collaborators Killed in Armed Attack Near Guadalajara
Victims had trained Mexican personnel in intelligence and fentanyl-related crime; U.S. Consulate confirms prior collaboration but denies active employment at time of shooting.
Three U.S. State Department Advisors Gunned Down at Taco Stand in Mexico
Authorities in Mexico are looking into the targeted killing of two men and the injury to a third who provided training to Mexican police agencies and worked as advisors for the U.S. Department of State and other agencies. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
They Kill Collaborators Who Worked with the U.S. Embassy in Jalisco; They Taught Courses Against Drug Trafficking
The victims, experts in intelligence and financial crimes, had provided security training to Mexican personnel; the U.S. Consulate confirmed its previous collaboration but clarified that they were not active embassy employees
2 Police Trainers Linked to the United States Killed in Jalisco
Jalisco's Attorney General's Office investigates the armed attack in which two police trainers who have collaborated with the Office of International Narcotics Affairs and Enforcement of the U.S. Government Act died and another was injured.
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