Two U.S. Embassy staffers and two Mexican regulation enforcement officers died in an unspecified accident following a drug eradication operation in Mexico, authorities mentioned Sunday.
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The 4 have been coming back from an operation to destroy drug labs within the municipality of Morelos within the state of Chihuahua when the accident passed off, Chihuahua Legal professional Basic César Jáuregui Moreno mentioned at a information convention.
The U.S. staffers, described as instructors who prepare and collaborate with Mexican regulation enforcement, weren’t recognized.
In a press release, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson known as the deaths a “tragic loss” and mentioned they’re “a solemn reminder of the dangers confronted by Mexican and U.S. officers devoted to defending our communities.”
Jáuregui recognized the Mexican regulation enforcement personnel as State Investigation Company Director Pedro Román Oseguera Cervantes and Officer Manuel Genaro Méndez Montes, additionally of the company.
“We lengthen our deepest condolences and our sympathies to the households of those that died on this tragic accident,” he mentioned.
Maru Campos, governor of Chihuahua, praised Oseguera for “working for the peace and safety of the folks of Chihuahua.”
Morelos is about 360 miles southwest of the U.S.-Mexico border on the Good Neighbor Bridge crossing in El Paso, Texas.
