Mexico De-escalates Tension with U.S. Over CIA Agents Case
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY — President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a conflict with the United States on Monday following an incident involving two CIA agents who died in an accident in Chihuahua state. According to Mexico, the agents were not authorized to operate in the country. During her morning press conference, Sheinbaum expressed her willingness to move past the controversy that erupted last week after it was revealed that the agents had died alongside two local prosecutor's office officials during an operation to dismantle a synthetic drug lab. 'We hope this is an exceptional case... that situations like this do not happen again,' the president said. On Saturday, the federal Security Secretariat stated in a press release that one of the U.S. agents had entered Mexico as a visitor, while the other had entered with a diplomatic passport. The agency also confirmed it was unaware of foreign agents operating in its territory. The deceased Americans were members of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), confirmed The Associated Press last week through a U.S. official and two other individuals familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of intelligence issues. The CIA has not commented on the case. Last year, the Mexican government reached an agreement with the administration of Donald Trump to coordinate security actions and exchange information while respecting the sovereignty of both nations.