Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum called the Reuters account "absolutely false," saying no CIA agents participate in operations with the Mexican Army.
• She stated that U.S. cooperation is limited to sharing intelligence, while Sedena, Semar, the SSPC or the FGR carry out any operations in Mexico.
• Sheinbaum said the government told Reuters its allegations lacked foundation before the story was published.
• Reuters reported, citing more than 60 current and former U.S. and Mexican sources, that CIA-backed units have conducted covert work including support in the 2023 capture of Ovidio Guzmán.
• The report described Mexican units vetted by the CIA that receive U.S. training, equipment and financing, with members subject to agency polygraph testing.