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media. CNN has said it stands by the accuracy of its reporting. Its report is the latest incident in which CIA agents were rumoured to be operating in Mexico
media post, CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons said the CNN report was “false and salacious” and “serves as nothing more than a PR campaign for the cartels and puts American lives at risk”. Mexico
media previously reported that the two individuals, who have not been named, had worked for the CIA as part of an expanded effort to combat narcotics trafficking in the region - a key focus
Media reports, however, have indicated they may have been members of the CIA. Contradictory statements from authorities in Chihuahua also compounded the confusion about who was involved in the antidrug operation. On Monday, the state
media. Flores, a regional commander in control of swaths of CJNG territory along Mexico’s Pacific coast, was considered a potential successor to [Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho”](/economy/2026/2/25/will-mexicos-jalisco-cartels-violent-biz-model-survive-el-menchos-death), who ran the feared cartel