The deaths of two U.S. officials in a road accident early Sunday morning in a remote area of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in the state of Chihuahua would have been nothing more than a tragic accident in a region full of steep canyons, where two Mexican agents also lost their lives. The magnitude of the matter changed when it was revealed that the Americans were agents of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). And it has escalated significantly in the last 48 hours, when President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that the four were “working together” on a mission of which the federal government was unaware. In addition to the state of Chihuahua, Sheinbaum has demanded explanations from the United States through a letter sent to its embassy.
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There are areas of Santa Ana, California, where English is a secondary language. The proliferation of taco stands, Western wear stores, money transfer businesses, and butcher’s shops reflects the deep influence of Mexican culture. In this atmosphere of nostalgia, surrounded by dozens of relatives who emigrated from Michoacán, Juan Carlos Valencia González, who is poised to become the new leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), took his first steps. On this side of the border, some don’t see him as a feared 41-year-old drug lord, but rather as a close relative about whom they speak in hushed tones.
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