This past weekend, it was reported that two CIA agents were among 4 killed in a car accident in the state of Chihuahua after they had participated in a synthetic drug lab. There is controversy as to whether the Mexican federal government was aware of the participation of the two agents in this specific enforcement activity in their country.
There are apparently also ruffled feathers between Washington and Mexico City in that President Claudia Sheinbaum, in questioning the presence of the agents in Chihuahua, has not expressed sympathy for the loss of two US lives (in addition to the two Mexicans also killed). This has apparently offended President Trump, who, in his fashion, reportedly said that "Mexico is lost and their only hope is the US". If so, that is sure to offend Mexican sensibilities. At any rate, the loss of all 4 individuals, US and Mexican, is to be mourned.
At any rate, it is no secret that CIA personnel are in Mexico, as they are all over the world. The top CIA agent in a particular country, the station chief, is officially accredited and works with his or her counterparts in the host country.
It is also hardly a secret that US intelligence agencies are cooperating with Mexico and furnishing that country with intelligence relative to the drug traffic. What the specifics are in this case are yet to be sorted out.
The below article in Excelsior, one of Mexico's most respected newspapers, is translated by Fousesquawk.
US calls for more empathy for the two agents killed in an accident in Chihuahua
According to Fox News. President Donald Trump reportedly said that "Mexico is lost," after the death of two members of the CIA
-By Mauricio Alvarado Martinez
April 23 2026 at 01:23
Caption: Karoline Leavitt, White House press spokesperson
Mexico should show more empathy after the death of two US agents in an operation in Chihuahua, Karoline Leavitt, press spokesperson declared yesterday.
The presence of the two US agents became known on Sunday after both died in a car accident in the state of Chihuahua, bordering with the US.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her government was not aware that these two agents of the CIA were in the area.
"A little sympathy on the part of Claudia Sheinbaum would be welcome after the loss of these two US lives. Considering everything the United States is currently doing to stop the narcotic traffic in Mexico," Leavitt said in an interview with the Fox News network.
"We have seen some cooperation on the part of President Sheinbaum. I believe the president (Donald Trump) always wants to see more cooperation, " she added.
The US Ambassador in Mexico, Ronald D. Johnson, described both agents as personnel of the mission in a message on X on Sunday.
The State Department refused to give more details in response to questions from AFP.
Caption: Donald Trump, President of the United States
"Mexico is lost": Donald Trump
For his part, Trump claimed that, "Mexico is lost", and maintained that his country is the only hope for Mexican territory when being questioned by Fox News on the vehicular accident that occurred over the weekend in Chihuahua, where two US agents died.
"President Trump told us a little while ago, and I quote: 'Mexico is lost, and the US is the only hope Mexico has,'" the (Fox News) reporter said on air.
Any activity by foreign agents in Mexico must be spelled out.
The Mexican government emphasized that any activity by foreign agents must be strictly in accordance with the National Security Law, which requires prior detailed notification to federal authorities, which did not exist in this case.
On the other hand, the Governor of Chihuahua, Maria Eugenia Campos, in a public event, thanked the participation of the armed forces in an operation to dismantle synthetic drug labs in the Tarahumara mountains.
At a mining conference on Tuesday night, the head of the (state of Chihuahua) asked for a meeting to speak with President Claudia Sheinbaum, which would clear up the presence and activity of the US agents in the state of Chihuahua.
-With information from AFP
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