The governments of the United States and Mexico are refuting a series of reports from CNN and the New York Times claiming that CIA agents were carrying out covert assassination operations targeting cartel figures in Mexico.

The issue first came to light this week when CNN reported that the death of Francisco “El Payin” Beltran was a direct result of a CIA-led assassination where Mexican and American forces placed explosive devices inside his vehicle. As Breitbart Texas reported, Beltran died in late March near an airport in Mexico State. Beltran was riding in an SUV when the vehicle exploded.

At the time, local news outlets reported that the…

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