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Mexico Issues Diplomatic Note to US Over Unauthorized Involvement in Anti-Drug Operation
Mexico's government informed the United States that the unauthorized participation of US officials in an anti-narcotics operation in Chihuahua should not occur again. The incident was revealed after a car crash on April 19 killed two US officials and two Mexican officials. Mexico stated it was unaware of the US involvement until after the crash.
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During her daily morning press conference, Sheinbaum said Mexico hopes the incident is an exception and requested that future actions follow Mexico's constitution and national security law. She added that the United States indicated agreement with this request.
has stated that Mexico welcomes intelligence sharing and security cooperation with the United States but does not accept US agents or forces participating in operations on Mexican territory. In contrast, Donald Trump has repeatedly called for greater use of US military force to combat Mexican cartels, and has threatened that the US could go it alone if Washington feels Mexico isn’t doing enough.
The car crash and revelations about US involvement have highlighted issues in US-Mexico security cooperation. The presence of US personnel in such operations remains a point of discussion between the two countries. On Saturday, Mexico’s security cabinet said in a statement that the US officials lacked formal accreditation to participate in security activities in Mexico and that one of them had entered the country as a tourist.
