Mexico, CIA reject report of US assassination campaign against cartels
Key takeaways
- Rebuttals come after US media report alleges that the CIA has ‘directly participated’ in deadly anti-cartel operations.
- The denials on Tuesday came after CNN reported that the CIA has been deeply involved in deadly operations aimed at dismantling Mexico’s drug cartels.
- The operations have mostly targeted mid-level cartel members, with the CIA’s involvement ranging from “passive intelligence sharing” to “direct participation in assassination operations”, CNN reported.
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Rebuttals come after US media report alleges that the CIA has ‘directly participated’ in deadly anti-cartel operations.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo National Guard members patrol a highway near Aguililla, Mexico, on February 24, 2026 [Armando Solis/AP]By John Power Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026Mexico’s government and the CIA have rebutted a report claiming that US intelligence agents have participated in the targeted assassinations of alleged drug cartel members in the Latin American country.
The denials on Tuesday came after CNN reported that the CIA has been deeply involved in deadly operations aimed at dismantling Mexico’s drug cartels.