Mexico, CIA Reject Report of US Assassination Campaign Against Cartels The recent denials by Mexico's government and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding reports of a US led assassination campaign against cartels in Mexico have brought to light the increasingly murky waters of transnational counter narcotics operations.
While official rhetoric emphasizes cooperation and shared responsibility, the alleged direct participation of CIA operatives in targeted assassinations raises fundamental questions about the boundaries between national sovereignty and foreign intervention.
The CNN report that sparked this controversy claimed that the CIA has been involved in several high profile attacks on mid level cartel members, including a car explosion in March that killed Francisco Beltran, an alleged member of the Sinaloa Cartel.