"The [CIA officers] generally wore tactical gear & were armed during operations...in several cases, they wore jackets with Chihuahua State insignia...[After the crash], Mr. Zuany instructed agents to...ensure they were not wearing Mexican government insignia, 2 ppl present said."
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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Mexico's president has described U.S. help against the cartels as intelligence and logistics. The New York Times reports CIA officers spent more than six months going on operations with Chihuahua state police, armed and in tactical gear. Their guide, per the Times, was state prosecutor Guillermo Zuany, whose U.S. visa had been revoked over suspected cartel ties and was restored after he worked with the agency. He is now a fugitive facing state and federal arrest warrants. His former boss, ex-Chihuahua AG César Jáuregui, is in custody on a treason charge. The detail that stands out to anyone who has worked alongside Mexican units: in several raids the targets were already gone, and some Mexican officers suspected they had been tipped off. Vetting the local partner isn't enough. You also have to recognize that the political leader that partner answers to could be corrupted and tip off the target.
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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It's so funny how people think the CIA stopped doing CIA shit until the next expose comes out that's like nope, still doing CIA shit until people forget again
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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This is why America doesn’t need honeypots Cuz everyone else on planet earth is dying to become an American
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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Replying to @adam_wola
@adam_wola – at Egg Harbor City, NJ
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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So the TLDR is CIA embedded American agents among the Mexican police to serve as Palantir iPad kids during cartel raids. Got it.
Image from Peter Costigan 🇺🇸 (@peter_costigan_)
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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Con pelos y señales.
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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The CIA is the biggest pusher on earth
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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We’re one of the few left wing diasporas in the US specifically bc the CIA never got their foothold in Mexico like they did in other places. They should leave!
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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Swimming with the sharks
Jack Nicas (@jacknicas) profile pictureJack Nicas
@jacknicasNov 10
The CIA needed a foothold on the Mexican side of the border. So they turned to a Mexican official who had just had his U.S. visa revoked for suspected ties to cartels. @Stevelfisher and I take you inside the covert CIA operations in Mexico: nyti.ms/4k9tyLk
The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

The Man Who Helped the C.I.A. Secretly Operate in Mexico (Gift Article)

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.

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