Mexico orders trial for former state attorney general on unusual treason charge
A federal judge in Mexico has ruled that a former state attorney general will face trial after being accused of treason. Former Chihuahua prosecutor César Jáuregui was accused of illegally launching a joint operation with the CIA to dismantle a drug lab in northern Mexico without telling the federal government. The operation drew attention after two CIA agents and two state officials died in a car accident on their way back.
Defense attorney Luis Villegas confirmed that Jáuregui was ordered on Sunday to face trial.
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