Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there
The Mexican government says two US agents who died last weekend in a car crash had not been authorised to operate in the country.
The officials, who reportedly worked for the CIA, had taken part in a raid on suspected drug labs in the northern state of Chihuahua before their vehicle skidded off a mountain road and exploded.
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The strongest version of this narrative highlights a clash between US counter-narcotics priorities and Mexico’s insistence on sovereignty. The facts support a tension: US agents operated in Mexico without proper accreditation, yet Mexican officials downplayed their role as "instructors," while Sheinbaum’s government denies joint operations. This ambiguity—were they trainers, operatives, or something else?—creates room for manipulation. The framing of "unauthorized" agents dying in a raid could s...