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Mexico arrests state official accused of allowing unauthorized CIA role in drug raid
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Key Points:
- César Jáuregui, former attorney general of Chihuahua, was arrested for allegedly permitting CIA participation in a drug lab raid without Mexican government approval, violating legal protocols.
- The investigation focuses on unlawful exercise of public service and conspiracy, specifically the unauthorized involvement of US agents in the April 19 operation that resulted in four deaths, including two CIA agents.
- The Mexican federal government, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, condemned the unauthorized cooperation between Chihuahua state officials and the CIA, emphasizing that such collaborations require federal authorization.
- Chihuahua authorities, including Governor María Eugenia Campos, launched an internal investigation after revelations that state security officials may have collaborated unofficially with US agents during the raid.
- Jáuregui resigned shortly after the incident, accepting political responsibility, and had been pursuing a mayoral nomination before his recent arrest.
