Role of US officials killed in crash in Mexico under scrutiny
Two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab.
Role of US officials killed in crash in Mexico under scrutiny
Two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab. Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.
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Mexico to probe role of US officials killed in Chihuahua car crash, Sheinbaum says
MEXICO CITY, April 20 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday she was not aware U.S. embassy officials were working with the northern state of Chihuahua to combat drug cartels following a car crash that killed officials from both countries.
2 U.S. Embassy officials killed in car crash after Mexico drug lab raid
Authorities initially said the accident happened while the officers were returning from the drug raids, but the Chihuahua state prosecutor later said the Americans weren't involved in those operations.
US and Mexican officials assigned to cartel case killed in car accident
Director of state investigation agency among those killed in Chihuahua in operation to destroy clandestine drug labs Two United States officials and another two Mexican officials assigned to combat drug cartel operations died in a car accident in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua on Sunday, a US embassy spokesperson said. The Mexican officials were the director of the state’s investigation agency and an officer, state authorities said, adding that they were on an operation to destroy clandestine laboratories in the municipality of Morelos. Continue reading...
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