The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is preparing to take on an expanded role in efforts to combat drug cartels operating in Mexico, including potentially engaging in covert operations, the Washington Post reported.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe plans to apply counterterrorism methodologies developed over the past two decades to operations targeting the cartels. A person familiar with the plans told the outlet that the agency aims to leverage its expertise in tracking and disrupting terrorist networks to curb the trafficking of fentanyl and other narcotics into the United States.
