U.S. Embassy In Mexico Clarifies ICE Agents Did Not Operate On Mexican Soil After Controversy Over Raid
- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico clarified that three large-scale synthetic drug labs in Sinaloa were dismantled solely by Mexican forces on May 10, 2025.
- The clarification followed claims that U.S. ICE agents operated in Mexico, which Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied, emphasizing Mexico's inviolable sovereignty.
- The operation was led by Mexican agencies vetted and certified by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations unit, with support from Mexico’s Ministry of Defense and Navy.
- During the joint operation, authorities dismantled three clandestine drug labs connected to the Sinaloa Cartel and confiscated over 26 metric tons of precursor chemicals originating from China.
- This coordination illustrates ongoing intelligence sharing, while Mexico maintains control over operations, rejecting foreign military intervention despite U.S. Offers.
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Fact check: Is ICE leading anti-narcotics operations in Sinaloa?
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Wednesday that three “large-scale synthetic drug production labs” had been dismantled in Sinaloa, sparking claims that U.S. agents were involved in the operation in the northern state. However, as the United States Embassy in Mexico and President Claudia Sheinbaum clarified, the operation was exclusively led and carried out by Mexican security forces. At the center of the saga …


FGR Led Dismantling of Narcolaboratories in Sinaloa, Confirms US Embassy
Mexico City. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico clarified on Thursday the information published yesterday on social networks by itself and by the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE), regarding that the operations of dismantling three clandestine laboratories in Sinaloa were led by a team from the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR). This team, he said, is certified by ICE and its Office of National Security Inv…
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