US Intelligence Gathering on Mexican Cartels Raises Diplomatic Tensions
Surveillance operations targeting 'Los Chapitos' and 'El Mayo' factions, revealed in leaked documents, highlight the complex interplay of security and sovereignty in the US-Mexico relationship.
Leaked documents have revealed an extensive US intelligence operation targeting key factions within Mexico's powerful drug cartels, raising questions about the scope of American surveillance within its southern neighbor and potentially straining already delicate bilateral relations.
The documents, obtained by El Universal, detail how US authorities have been monitoring the "Los Chapitos" – sons of the imprisoned drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán – and the faction led by Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. The surveillance reportedly involves tracking movements within Mexican territorial waters and is aimed at gathering information for potential legal cases.
