Mexican senators clash over U.S. agents in Chihuahua; PAN demands Morena governors face scrutiny

El Universal reports on a heated debate in the Mexican Senate concerning the presence of U.S. agents, reportedly from the CIA, in Chihuahua. The situation has ignited a political firestorm, with senators from the ruling Morena party and the opposition PAN trading accusations and challenging each other's commitment to combating organized crime.

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We are proud of our governor. We have no problem with her coming to explain how organized crime is fought in Chihuahua. It's good that the governor comes, and we will vote in favor.

The core of the discussion revolves around a proposal to summon Chihuahua Governor Maru Campos and State Prosecutor César Jáuregui Moreno to provide an explanation. However, the PAN, defending its governor, has countered by demanding that governors from Morena-led states, such as Sinaloa and Baja California, also be summoned. PAN coordinator Ricardo Anaya Cortés provocatively suggested that these Morena governors should come to the Senate to 'teach classes' on combating organized crime, while simultaneously accusing them of having ties to drug cartels. This political brinkmanship highlights the deep partisan divisions and the use of security issues as a political weapon.

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What do we demand? That with the same vehemence, and they do not remain silent like mummies, they answer the question. Do you agree that Rocha Moya, Morena governor of Sinaloa, should come to explain his ties to El Mayo Zambada? Do you agree that the governor of Baja California should come to explain why she had her visa revoked and her husband's illicit activities? Let the governor of Chihuahua come, we are proud. Let's see if the narco-governors of Morena also come.

Javier Corral Jurado, a former PAN governor of Chihuahua, has criticized Anaya's stance, accusing him of resorting to 'lies and fallacies' and suggesting that the current administration in Chihuahua has a modus operandi that contributes to the problem. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has also weighed in, urging Chihuahua and the U.S. to clarify the operation, stating that 'what happened is not trivial.' The incident underscores the complex and often politically charged relationship between Mexico and the United States regarding security cooperation and the ongoing struggle against powerful drug cartels within Mexico.

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They are the ones who are going to give classes on combating organized crime. The problem we are in originates from a phenomenon that has been the modus operandi of the Chihuahua government and the state governor. We are facing a mythomaniac who lies as she breathes, and she has translated that example to the structures of her government, her cabinet, and the security areas. Don't go off on a tangent, nobody here is questioning the fight against drug trafficking in the hope that it will be.