Since last year, CIA operatives inside Mexico have directly participated in deadly attacks on several, mostly mid-level cartel members, the sources said.

Sheinbaum has called reports from CNN and The New York Times a ‘lie’ as questions grow about US involvement in Mexico.

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday denied a CNN report that the CIA was carrying out deadly operations in Mexican territory, accusing the U.S.-based news organization of ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum arrives at the National Palace to give her daily morning press conference in Mexico City, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo ...

The CIA has been helping conduct deadly operations targeting cartel members in Mexico, according to a new report.

CNN reported Tuesday that the CIA facilitated the killing of a Sinaloa cartel member. The New York Times later reported Mexico carried out the attack with CIA support.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday denied a CNN report that the CIA was carrying out deadly operations in Mexican territory, accusing the U.S.-based news organization ...

New reporting claims the CIA has dramatically increased covert operations targeting cartel figures inside Mexico, including alleged direct involvement in assassinations and clandestine raids.

Two separate incidents — the deaths of CIA agents in an unauthorized Chihuahua operation and U.S. drug charges against Sinaloa's governor — have plunged U.S.-Mexico security cooperation into crisis.