{"id":6307,"date":"2026-04-22T18:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6307"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:17:29","slug":"mexicos-military-unaware-of-presence-of-cia-agents-who-died-in-crash-following-drug-lab-raid-president-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6307","title":{"rendered":"Mexico&#8217;s military unaware of presence of CIA agents who died in crash following drug lab raid, president says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that the Mexican military was unaware of the presence of U.S. agents who <span class=\"link\">died in a car accident<\/span>\u00a0during an antidrug operation in the border state of Chihuahua.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Evidently, the military didn&#8217;t know there were people participating who weren&#8217;t Mexican citizens &#8230; that there were foreigners participating in the operation,&#8221; Sheinbaum told reporters. &#8220;This is something that Mexicans shouldn&#8217;t take lightly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The two Americans killed in the crash were employees of the Central Intelligence Agency, multiple people familiar with the matter told CBS News. The CIA declined to comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum said the federal government is <span class=\"link\">still investigating<\/span> a potential violation of national security laws in the still-murky incident.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities said the Americans died alongside two Mexican officers and had taken part in a raid on a clandestine drug lab in the northern state&#8217;s remote sierra.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/9b82a1ae-989a-4430-a491-4bdd6daba573\/thumbnail\/620x465\/203db8e3b4801925457b0956bc6a9a93\/meth-lab-img-20260418-wa0022.jpg#\" alt=\"meth-lab-img-20260418-wa0022.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/9b82a1ae-989a-4430-a491-4bdd6daba573\/thumbnail\/620x465\/203db8e3b4801925457b0956bc6a9a93\/meth-lab-img-20260418-wa0022.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/9b82a1ae-989a-4430-a491-4bdd6daba573\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/eecb722d83c368a7bd7595b57eb882bf\/meth-lab-img-20260418-wa0022.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Methamphetamine labs were found in the mountains between Morelos and Guachochi, Mexican officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Chihuahua State Investigation Agency<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a\u00a0news release, the state attorney general&#8217;s office identified the two Mexican casualties as first commander of the state investigation agency Pedro Rom\u00e1n Oseguera Cervantes and officer Manuel Genaro M\u00e9ndez Montes.<\/p>\n<p>The five-car convoy included soldiers and members of the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. agents killed were &#8220;instructor officers&#8221; who &#8220;were carrying out training tasks&#8221; as part of binational anti-drug cooperation, state prosecutor Cesar Jauregui told reporters. Jauregui called the targeted labs\u00a0&#8220;one of the largest sites found in the country where chemical drugs were produced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson expressed his\u00a0condolences on social media\u00a0but he and other officials provided few details of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We honor their dedication and tireless efforts to confront one of the greatest challenges of our time,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;This tragedy is a solemn reminder of the risks faced by those Mexican and U.S. officials who are dedicated to protecting our communities.<\/p>\n<p>On-the-ground cooperation between U.S. law enforcement and Mexican security forces is historically rare and a politically sensitive topic in the country. Sheinbaum has publicly rejected the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Home to the key border city of Juarez, Chihuahua is one of only four out of 31 states governed by the conservative National Political Action party (PAN), which opposes Sheinbaum&#8217;s left-leaning Morena party.<\/p>\n<p>The leader said she planned to meet with the Chihuahua state governor to discuss the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum has resisted the Trump administration&#8217;s threats to use airstrikes or ground troops to fight Mexican cartels, instead promoting intelligence sharing with the U.S. while local security forces attack crime groups.<\/p>\n<p>Elite Mexican troops operating with U.S. intelligence killed drug kingpin Nemesio <span class=\"link\">&#8220;El Mencho&#8221;<\/span> Oseguera in February, unleashing a <span class=\"link\">wave of violence<\/span> that left over 70 dead.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico has announced the dismantling of numerous drug labs in recent months after Mr. Trump threatened possible military action to curb drug trafficking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In February, Mexican naval personnel discovered a hidden drug laboratory in the country&#8217;s Durango region and &#8220;neutralized&#8221; over\u00a0<span class=\"link\">5,000 pounds of methamphetamine<\/span>. 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