The deaths of two U.S. officials in Chihuahua have triggered more than a diplomatic response from Mexico. They have forced President Claudia Sheinbaum to publicly acknowledge a deeper concern: local authorities may be coordinating with Washington without federal oversight.
"We did not have knowledge," Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference, referring to the involvement of U.S. personnel in the operation that ended in a fatal crash in northern Mexico.
