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Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

In April 2026, two US agents reportedly affiliated with the CIA died in a car crash in Mexico's Chihuahua state after participating in an unauthorised counter-narcotics raid, per an investigation ordered by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between the US and Mexico over counter-narcotics policy, with Sheinbaum reiterating that foreign agents require explicit prior Mexican government approval to operate in the country, rejecting US calls for joint or US-led security operations on Mexican soil.