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Sheinbaum said her government would investigate the incident to ensure no laws were violated after the deaths occurred on Sunday, adding that state governments must obtain permission from authorities. Mexican Federal Government To cooperate with the United States and other foreign entities “as provided by the Constitution,” according to the Associated Press.
The fatal accident, which claimed the lives of two US Embassy employees and two members of the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency (AEI), occurred after a Drug-related Operation in Mexico.
“This was not an operation that the security cabinet was aware of,” Sheinbaum said, according to the AP. “We were not informed of this, it was a decision of the Chihuahua government.”
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In a statement issued on Sunday, the Attorney General of the State of Chihuahua, Cesar Jauregui Moreno, announced the killing of “members of the State Investigation Agency, in addition to two trained officers from the United States Embassy, who died in an accident while returning from the operation to destroy secret laboratories in the municipality of Morelos,” according to an English translation.
The Public Prosecutor indicated in another statement that there were no foreign agents involved in the operation, and that it had nothing to do with the incident.
“In order to avoid speculation and misunderstanding surrounding the operation that led to the discovery of a drug laboratory in the community of El Pinal, in the Sierra de Chihuahua, the state prosecutor, César Jauregui Moreno, specified that only elements of the State Investigative Agency (AEI) and the Mexican Army participated,” the April 20 statement said, according to an English translation.
“With the above, it excludes the interference of foreign elements, but it did specify that trainers from the United States were in the state and in a neighboring community, but for other purposes, such as teaching in handling drones,” the office said. He stated that about 80 officers participated in the operation to seize the drug lab, 40 of whom were from the Military Intelligence Agency and 40 others from the National Defense Secretariat.
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks on stage next to US President Donald Trump during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025. (Jia Haocheng/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
AEI Director Pedro Roman Oseguera Cervantes “met with trainers from the US Embassy, who were in Polanco to provide a training course on operating drones” and “they had a flight on Sunday morning from Chihuahua City and asked for help to travel with the convoy in which the director was traveling,” Jurigui Moreno said.
“They got into the car at around two in the morning, and they were involved in the accident in which they lost their lives when it veered off the road into a valley in the area,” Jauregui Moreno said, also noting that “there was no involvement of any foreign agent in El Pinal.”
He pointed out that “there were no American agents in the process of securing the drug laboratory,” according to the Associated Press.
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The Mexican Security Cabinet confirmed that the military and the Attorney General’s Office carried out a joint effort over the weekend in Chihuahua that targeted drug laboratories in the same place, Morelos, the newspaper reported.
US Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson said partway through Sunday mail On X, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of two US Embassy staffand the Director of the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency (AEI) and the AEI officer in this incident.”
He added: “We honor their dedication and tireless efforts to confront one of the greatest challenges of our time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their loved ones. This tragedy is a solemn reminder of the dangers faced by Mexican and American officials who are dedicated to protecting our communities. It strengthens our resolve to continue their mission and reinforce our shared commitment to security and justice, to protect our people.”
Ronald Johnson, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to be US Ambassador to Mexico, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 13, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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US Ministry of Foreign Affairs He did not provide further comment to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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