Mexico orders that former state attorney general face trial on unusual treason charge

MEXICO CITY -- A federal judge in Mexico ruled Sunday 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 to face trial.

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Jáuregui was arrested on Oct. 17 and accused of illegal exercise of public office; a judge recently ruled he would go to trial on those charges. Federal officials later added the treason charge.

Mexico has not successfully brought to trial a charge of treason in decades despite a recent attempt.