Daily brief
A CNN report alleging the CIA facilitated the assassination of a Sinaloa Cartel operative in Mexico has sparked tensions between the two countries. Mexican President Sheinbaum dismissed the story as fiction, while the allegations have fueled corruption claims and strained US-Mexico relations. The report follows earlier CIA denials of involvement in such operations.
A criminal leader who operated from a Banamex branch was arrested for payroll theft.
The DEA and Pentagon have joined threats against Mexico.