{"id":343130,"date":"2026-05-13T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/in-secret-war-on-cartels-cia-facilitated-deadly-operations-inside-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:00:09","slug":"in-secret-war-on-cartels-cia-facilitated-deadly-operations-inside-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/in-secret-war-on-cartels-cia-facilitated-deadly-operations-inside-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"In secret war on cartels, CIA facilitated deadly operations inside Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vcWcTcRLUMs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"In secret war on cartels, CIA facilitated deadly operations inside Mexico\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcWcTcRLUMs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The assassination of Francisco Beltran, an alleged cartel operative, on a Mexican highway in March was facilitated by American CIA officers. According to multiple sources, it was part of an expanded and previously unreported CIA operation inside the country. The CIA declined to comment when first informed of CNN&#8217;s reporting, but then called it a &quot;PR stunt&quot; for the cartel after it published. CNN\u2019s Natasha Bertrand reports. #cnn #news #mexico<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The assassination of Francisco Beltran, an alleged cartel operative, on a Mexican highway in March was facilitated by American CIA officers. According to multiple sources, it was part of an expanded and previously unreported CIA operation inside the country. 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