In brief
A former state prosecutor in Chihuahua is accused of treason for allowing US agents to conduct a drug‑lab raid without Mexican permission. The controversy erupted after two CIA operatives died in a crash with local officers following the operation. President Sheinbaum has maintained that foreign agents need formal clearance before operating on Mexican soil. A court hearing is set for Saturday to decide whether the case will proceed.
A former state prosecutor in Chihuahua, César Jáuregui Moreno, has been charged with treason for allegedly allowing US agents to take part in a drug‑lab raid without Mexican authorisation.
The incident was uncovered when two CIA operatives died in a car crash with two local officers after a methamphetamine processing lab was seized in a remote area.
Investigators say that Jáuregui, a member of the conservative PAN party, authorised the Americans to carry out activities reserved for Mexican authorities and failed to share required information.
He has denied the allegations and claims that the agents were instructor officers who were present only as part of a normal exchange with U.S. officials.
President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly refused U.S. offers of counter‑narcotics operations, insisting that foreign officials can operate in Mexico only with prior federal clearance.
A court hearing for the treason case is scheduled for Saturday, while the former prosecutor also faces separate state charges of abuse of public office.
