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Mexico's military was unaware of CIA agents who died in crash, president says

Mexico's military was unaware of CIA agents who died in crash, president says

Summary

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the Mexican military did not know U.S. CIA agents were part of a drug raid where five people, including the agents, died in a crash in Chihuahua. The U.S. agents were training Mexican forces as part of joint anti-drug efforts, but details remain under investigation for possible national security issues.

Key Facts

  • Two U.S. CIA agents died in a car accident during a drug raid in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
  • Mexican military and local authorities were unaware that foreign agents were participating in the operation.
  • The crash also killed two Mexican officers from the State Investigation Agency.
  • The anti-drug raid targeted one of the largest methamphetamine labs found in Mexico.
  • U.S. agents were acting as instructors, training Mexican security forces in the operation.
  • Mexican President Sheinbaum is investigating if national security laws were breached.
  • Cooperation between U.S. and Mexican forces in drug enforcement is rare and sensitive politically.
  • Chihuahua is governed by a party opposed to Sheinbaum’s, and she plans to meet its governor about the incident.
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