Mexico Probes Raid Where Two CIA Employees Died In Chihuahua Car Crash
Chihuahua Governor Maria Eugenia Campos was questioned on May 27, 2026 at Mexico's General Prosecutor's Office about a raid that left two CIA employees dead in a car crash, and she complained of persecution.[1]
Campos told prosecutors she has been targeted for political reasons and denied any wrongdoing during the questioning.[1] President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered a formal probe into whether the operation breached national security rules that bar unauthorized foreign operational activity.[1] Mexico's Security Ministry said the two U.S. agents entered as a visitor and a diplomat but lacked accreditation to participate in operational activities on Mexican soil.[1]
On April 19, 2026 two CIA employees and two Mexican investigators died in a car crash during a drug-lab raid in Chihuahua.[1] The Mexican victims were identified as state investigation agency commander Pedro Roman Oseguera Cervantes and officer Manuel Genaro Mendez Montes.
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- On April 19, 2026, two CIA employees and two Mexican investigators died in a car crash during a drug lab raid in Chihuahua, Mexico.
- On May 27, 2026, Chihuahua Governor Maria Eugenia Campos was questioned at Mexico's General Prosecutor's Office over the operation and alleged political persecution.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered an investigation, saying the raid may have violated national security rules that bar unauthorized foreign operational activity.
- Mexico's Security Ministry said the two U.S. agents entered as a visitor and a diplomat but lacked accreditation to participate in operational activities on Mexican soil.
- The Mexican victims were identified as state investigation agency commander Pedro Roman Oseguera Cervantes and officer Manuel Genaro Mendez Montes.
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