Politics
Mexico probes US role in drug lord capture and arrests police in journalist killing
July 13, 2026 at 07:25 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 137 hours
Mexico investigates US involvement in the 2024 arrest of a cartel leader, while authorities arrest police officers in a journalist's murder.
- Attorney General Ernestina Godoy announced an investigation into whether the US lied about its role in the capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the issue is whether there was a violation of Mexico's sovereignty.
- Former US ambassador Ken Salazar reiterated that the US was not involved and called the arrest "not our operation."
- Mexican authorities found the body of journalist Roxana Guzmán, kidnapped in June 2026, and arrested eight suspects including four municipal police officers.