Mexico warns US against unauthorized involvement in anti-narcotics operations

11 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Apr 27

President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico issued a diplomatic note after two US and two Mexican officials died in a car crash in Chihuahua on 19 April.
The US officials, reportedly CIA officers, lacked formal accreditation and one entered Mexico as a tourist, prompting renewed tensions over bilateral security cooperation.
Sheinbaum emphasized that intelligence sharing is welcome but operational involvement by US agents is not, amid ongoing debate over US-Mexico anti-cartel strategies.

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