Mexico Says 2 U.s. Federal Agents Who Died Were Unauthorized

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s authorities said Saturday that two U.S. national agents precocious killed successful a car crash successful nan country’s bluish region were not authorized to participate successful operations successful Mexico.

The domiciled of nan 2 CIA agents who were returning from destroying a clandestine supplier laboratory successful nan bluish Mexican authorities of Chihuahua remains unclear.

Local authorities officials person said they were portion of a convoy erstwhile their car drove into a valley past play and nan conveyance exploded. Two Mexican officers besides were killed.

The Americans killed were from nan CIA, nan Associated Press confirmed this week pinch a U.S. charismatic and 2 different group acquainted pinch nan matter who said connected information of anonymity to talk delicate intelligence matters.

The CIA has declined to comment.

A connection from Mexico’s Ministry of Security said 1 U.S. supplier entered Mexico arsenic a visitant while nan different entered pinch a negotiated passport.

It besides asserted that Mexico’s authorities was not alert of overseas agents operating aliases readying to participate successful an cognition connected its soil.

The ministry said it is reviewing nan lawsuit pinch section authorities and nan U.S. Embassy successful Mexico.

“Mexican rule is clear: it does not licence nan information of overseas agents successful operations wrong nan nationalist territory,” nan ministry said successful a statement.

It added: “The Government of Mexico reiterates its willingness to support a close, serious, and respectful narration pinch nan Government of nan United States for nan use of nan information of some countries.”

Officials from some countries person offered contradictory accounts of nan issue, pinch Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledging Wednesday that national forces were progressive aft Mexico’s authorities had said it had nary knowledge of immoderate cognition aliases U.S. involvement.