CIA officers killed in Mexico were investigating drug lab

Attacks on human rights defenders, journalists, and activists searching for disappeared persons in Mexico continued throughout 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The organization states that the total number of disappearances in the country has climbed to 133,500 cases. This report comes amid heightened tensions following the recent deaths of two CIA officers in Mexico, who were investigating a cartel-run drug lab. The persistent violence underscores the extreme dangers faced by those documenting human rights abuses and searching for the missing.