Two Americans killed in Mexico car crash were CIA officers leaving a drug lab raid

NewsWorldAmericasTwo Americans killed in Mexico car crash were CIA officers leaving a drug lab raidThe US Embassy has refrained from identifying the deceased officials or their agency, stating only that they were ’supporting Chihuahua state authorities’ efforts to combat cartel operations’Megan Janetsky Tuesday 21 April 2026 19:28 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962121To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cia-officers-killed-mexico-drug-cartel-b2962137.html","title":"Two Americans killed in Mexico car crash were CIA officers leaving a drug lab raid"}}CloseMoment gunman opens fire on tourists at Mexico pyramidsThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","reg...