Role of US officials killed in crash in Mexico under scrutiny
Summary
Two US officials died in a car crash in northern Mexico while returning from an operation to destroy secret drug labs. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ordered an investigation into their role and said no joint US-Mexican operations were approved at the federal level.Key Facts
- Two US officials and two Mexican officials died in a car crash in Chihuahua state, Mexico.
- The officials were returning from destroying illegal drug labs that produce synthetic drugs.
- Mexican President Sheinbaum said neither she nor federal security officials knew about this joint operation.
- Sheinbaum emphasized that foreign officials must get federal approval before operating in Mexico.
- Chihuahua state officials said the US personnel were embassy instructors providing training.
- The US ambassador confirmed the two Americans were US embassy staff.
- Mexico’s national security law bans joint operations without federal clearance.
- Sheinbaum’s government is reviewing if the operation broke Mexican security laws.
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