Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum denies reports of CIA operations against cartels

Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight on one of Mexico’s busiest highways just outside of its capital city.

The move signals Washington’s growing willingness to treat cartels as terrorist organizations, raising concerns about sovereignty and potential escalation.

The first one to react was Mexico's Security Minister Omar García Harfuch, who rejected any claim that foreign agencies had conducted covert or lethal missions on Mexican soil, while the CIA called the CNN story false and dangerous.

Last month, two CIA agents were killed in a car crash along with local Mexican investigators on their return from an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua