Article 5BPTD Mexico: new security law strips diplomatic immunity from DEA agents

Mexico: new security law strips diplomatic immunity from DEA agents

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David Agren in Mexico City
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Law also requires foreign officials in the country to share any intelligence they have obtained with Mexican officials

Mexico's congress has approved a new national security law restricting the activities of foreign law enforcement officers, in a move which critics say will endanger intelligence sources and threaten the future of international anti-narcotics operations.

The law passed on Tuesday strips foreign agents of diplomatic immunity and requires foreign officials in the country to share any intelligence they have obtained with Mexican officials.

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