"I Did My Job": Chihuahua Governor Blasts FGR Over "Fabricated" Charges in CIA Raid Case

María Eugenia Campos Galván, the governor of Chihuahua, stood outside Mexico's Fiscalía General de la República on Wednesday and declared she had done nothing wrong. She dismantled a narcolab in the sierra of Morelos, she said. She defended her state's families. And now the federal government wants to turn that into a crime.

"I did my job," Campos told reporters. "I defended families, that that drug wouldn't reach our children as drugs, as addictions. But then, in a very strange way, they summoned me. And let's say this clearly, I was summoned under the pretense of being a witness, but with the intent of fabricating a crime against me."

The case revolves around a drug laboratory discovered in the Sierra de Morelos, a municipality in the northern state of Chihuahua. Federal investigators allege that American CIA agents participated in the operation that dismantled the lab, apparently without authorization from Mexico's Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, the foreign ministry.

Campos said she was called to testify about that operation. But after arriving at the FGR's Mexico City offices, she concluded the real purpose was to build a criminal case against her for the raid.

Dozens of supporters gathered outside the FGR building as Campos emerged from her testimony. They carried signs reading "No estás sola," you are not alone. The governor soaked it in.

"Facing this prosecutor's office, I ask: what else do you want to know about me?" she said. "What other lie are you going to accuse me of? Ask me with precision, because I will answer."

The standoff is the latest escalation in a political battle between Chihuahua's opposition governor and Mexico's ruling Morena party. Campos, a member of the PAN party, has been a vocal critic of President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration. Her allies accuse the FGR of operating as a political arm of Morena, targeting opposition figures who challenge the ruling party's agenda.

Jorge Soto, a political commentator, went further in an op-ed published Wednesday, accusing the FGR of functioning as Morena's enforcement arm against Campos.

The CIA Connection

The underlying case is equally explosive. Mexican authorities say American intelligence operatives crossed into Mexican territory and participated in the dismantling of a narcolaboratorio without Mexican government approval. If confirmed, the operation would represent a serious breach of Mexican sovereignty.

The FGR's investigation is focused on whether the Mexican government authorized any foreign intelligence presence in the sierra of Morelos. Campos has maintained that the operation was a legitimate law enforcement action targeting drug production facilities that endangered Mexican families.

The governor's supporters frame the FGR investigation as political retribution. Her critics argue that regardless of her political motivations, the legal questions about foreign operatives on Mexican soil are legitimate and deserve answers.

Campos left the FGR offices without any formal charges being announced. But the political damage may already be done. The confrontation has turned Campos into a martyr figure for opposition voters and amplified her national profile as a potential challenger to Morena in future elections.

For now, the governor says she's ready for whatever comes next. "I did my job," she repeated. "I will keep doing it."

The FGR has not publicly commented on Campos's accusations.

Sources: Norte de Chihuahua, Acento Noticias, Punto Equis