US intel backed operation that led to killing of Mexican drug lord

Criminal Justice,Drug Cartels,Mexico,US-Mexico Border,War On Drugs,Foreign Policy,Donald Trump,Claudia Sheinbaum

Posted on AllSides February 24, 2026

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American spy agencies provided key intelligence that helped Mexican special forces locate and kill one of the country's most notorious drug traffickers on Sunday, according to a one senior U.S. intelligence official and another person briefed on the matter.

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