CNN Reports: CIA Conducting Secret Assassination Campaign Against Drug Cartels in Mexico
[58546] CNN Reports: CIA Conducting Secret Assassination Campaign Against Drug Cartels in Mexico
Reports of CIA involvement in the assassination of cartel leaders in Mexico using explosive devices are sparking outrage in the Mexican government and raising questions about security coordination.
CNN Reports: CIA Conducting Secret Assassination Campaign Against Drug Cartels in Mexico
According to new reports from CNN, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been conducting an extensive and classified assassination program over the past year against figures in Mexico's drug cartels. As reported by Asaf Rosenzweig, News from the Wide World at this link, the operations include, among other things, planting explosive devices in the vehicles of organization members.
In another report by Hadashot 360 | All The News at this link, it is detailed that one of the operations included the assassination of Francisco "El Fayan" Beltrán, a figure linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, who was killed on March 28 in a vehicle explosion near Mexico City along with his driver. According to sources, the American strategy is reminiscent of "counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East," in which they target not only the top command echelons but also middle-tier levels responsible for supply chains and operations.
The report notes that some of these operations, carried out by the agency's ground units, are conducted without "clear coordination with the Mexican government." While the information relies on anonymous sources in CNN, government officials in Mexico have reacted with outrage to the reports and denied claims regarding direct American involvement on their soil.