Digging Up Dirt on Mexican Soil

“President Claudia Sheinbaum drew a firm line barring U.S. forces from operating on Mexican soil. But in a northern border state, one local partner quietly helped the agency build a foothold.” From life imitating art to life imitating a Netflix series. NYT (Gift Article): The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico. “For more than six months, Mr. Zuany shepherded C.I.A. officers as they trained Chihuahua State forces, joined those forces on certain missions and provided expertise during ground operations, according to nine officials and law enforcement officers in Mexico and the United States. In return, officials said, Mr. Zuany’s U.S. visa was reinstated. Then, in April, a truck carrying two C.I.A. officers drove off a cliff, killing all four passengers. The crash blew the C.I.A.’s cover in Chihuahua and set off a national scandal.”