Chihuahua Governor Faces Questioning Over 2 CIA Deaths in Drug Raid as She Alleges Persecution
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Updated · CBS New York · May 27
Chihuahua Governor Faces Questioning Over 2 CIA Deaths in Drug Raid as She Alleges Persecution
2 articles · Updated · CBS New York · May 27
Maria Eugenia Campos appeared before Mexico’s federal prosecutors on Wednesday over an April raid in Chihuahua that ended in a crash killing 2 CIA employees and 2 Mexican investigators.
President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered the probe after saying the operation may have violated Mexican national-security rules because anti-drug actions are a federal responsibility and the U.S. personnel were not properly authorized.
Mexico’s Security Ministry said one U.S. agent entered as a visitor and the other on a diplomatic passport, but neither had formal accreditation to take part in operations on Mexican soil.
Outside the prosecutor’s office, Campos said Morena was using “the entire weight of the state apparatus” against her, turning the investigation into a fresh flashpoint between the ruling party and the opposition.
The case has exposed strains in U.S.-Mexico security cooperation, with the CIA declining comment and U.S. officials offering only condolences after the deaths.