CIA presence at Mexican drug raid sparks sovereignty tensions
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Four CIA agents joined a Chihuahua drug-lab raid, disguised as local officials; two CIA officers died in a vehicle crash returning from the operation. The incident, reportedly the third time CIA personnel accompanied Mexican authorities this year, has Mexico demanding explanations and potential sanctions, highlighting constitutional prohibitions on foreign agents in law enforcement and straining U.S.-Mexico cooperation in the fight against cartels.
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- Two CIA officers die in Mexico accident after counternarcotics operation The Washington Post
- 2 Americans Killed in Mexico Crash Were C.I.A. Members The New York Times
- CIA Agents’ Deaths in Mexico Rekindle Security Tensions With US Bloomberg.com
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