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Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?
2 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?

LA Times  

In the history of narco-corruption in Mexico, no higher-ranking official than Genaro García Luna has ever faced justice in the United States. “You cannot parade this series of awards… it doesn’t wash, it doesn’t add up.” Cogan, who also presided over the case of El Chapo, told the former security chief: “You have the same kind of thuggishness as El …

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John Perrin Flynn on leaving Rogue Machine and the challenges of small L.A. theater
2 months, 4 weeks ago

John Perrin Flynn on leaving Rogue Machine and the challenges of small L.A. theater

LA Times  

•Flynn steps away from his leadership position at a time of great uncertainty for Los Angeles’ 99-seat theaters. “Part and parcel of running a theater in Los Angeles is waking up two to four times a year and not knowing if you’re going to be in business the next week,” John Perrin Flynn reflected after announcing his retirement as producing …

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Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Mexico was in the dark about the arrest of top Sinaloa cartel leaders

LA Times  

Days after the surprise arrest on U.S. soil of two of Mexico’s most wanted fugitives, the details of what exactly transpired remain murky. “We need them to tell the truth.” The president has come under heavy criticism for being blindsided by the capture of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García and Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of notorious …

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Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money allegations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money allegations

LA Times  

Mexico’s president suggested Thursday that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign. “I don’t accept this, what I want is for the U.S. government to take a stand,” López Obrador said at his daily morning press briefing. López Obrador …

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Mexico celebrates ex-defense chief once arrested at LAX on suspicion of drug smuggling
1 year, 2 months ago

Mexico celebrates ex-defense chief once arrested at LAX on suspicion of drug smuggling

LA Times  

Former Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos‘s 2020 arrest in the U.S. on suspicion of drug smuggling strained relations between the two countries. A former Mexican defense secretary whose arrest in the U.S. in 2020 on suspicion of drug smuggling strained relations between the two countries was celebrated Wednesday with an honorary military decoration. In October 2020, Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was …

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Mexico president slams US 'spying' after information leak
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico president slams US 'spying' after information leak

Firstpost  

Mexico City, Mexico: As new diplomatic tensions between the neighbours erupted as a result of an information leak, Mexico’s president said on Monday that his nation would not stand for the United States eavesdropping on its security agencies. According to a top-secret US military assessment, Lopez Obrador was likely to give the army greater duties, such as command over all …

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Mexico’s former top cop on trial in New York, accused of working for Sinaloa cartel
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico’s former top cop on trial in New York, accused of working for Sinaloa cartel

LA Times  

Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, shown in 2010, is on trial in the U.S. on federal charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine. García Luna frequently met with top U.S. security officials while in office and was often portrayed as the public face of Mexico’s drug war. “We knew Chapo was dirty,” Soriano said, “but Chapo is …

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Chile issues first non-binary national identity document
2 years, 2 months ago

Chile issues first non-binary national identity document

Associated Press  

SANTIAGO, Chile — Shane Cienfuegos became the first person in Chile’s history to receive a non-binary national identity document Friday. “This isn’t my victory; it’s a collective victory,” Cinefuegos told reporters in showing off the identity card, which has an “X” for the Sex entry rather than male or female. Around the world, several countries recognize non-binary people in identity …

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US and Mexico discuss overhaul of joint security strategy
3 years, 2 months ago

US and Mexico discuss overhaul of joint security strategy

Al Jazeera  

Officials are set to hash out a new agreement aimed at addressing root causes of violence and cross border crime. The United States and Mexico are seeking a new security agreement to address drug cartel violence and other security issues during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to the Mexican capital. “After 13 years of the Merida Initiative it’s …

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Cuba becomes first country in world to begin vaccinating toddlers against COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Cuba becomes first country in world to begin vaccinating toddlers against COVID-19

Firstpost  

The Abdala and Soberana vaccines are being given to children aged between 2-11 Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs not recognised by the World Health Organisation. The communist island of 11.2 million people aims to inoculate all its children before reopening schools that …

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Cuban doctors voice rare criticism of Covid-19 handling by government
3 years, 4 months ago

Cuban doctors voice rare criticism of Covid-19 handling by government

CNN  

Havana CNN — Following widespread anti-government protests last month, the Cuban government is now receiving unprecedented criticism from health care workers who say officials botched the island’s response to the pandemic. During a visit in August to the hard-hit province of Cienfuegos, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz blamed health care workers’ lack of discipline and “errors” for the breakdown in …

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US detains wife of Mexican drug cartel chief El Chapo
3 years, 10 months ago

US detains wife of Mexican drug cartel chief El Chapo

Al Jazeera  

Former beauty queen and daughter of an alleged senior Sinaloa cartel member arrested at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, DC. The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the imprisoned former leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, has been arrested over her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking, the US Department of Justice said. Tomas Guevara, an investigator in security issues …

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Mexico asks US to probe ‘fabricated’ case against ex-minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexico asks US to probe ‘fabricated’ case against ex-minister

Al Jazeera  

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the US should probe the case against former minister Salvador Cienfuegos. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the investigation should look into who within the DEA “fabricated” the case against former minister Salvador Cienfuegos, days after Mexico’s attorney general decided to drop charges. Teneo, a political risk consultancy, said Lopez Obrador’s recent …

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EE.UU reprende a México por revelar evidencia en el caso de drogas contra un exministro
3 years, 11 months ago

EE.UU reprende a México por revelar evidencia en el caso de drogas contra un exministro

LA Times  

El general mexicano retirado Salvador Cienfuegos fue arrestado en Estados Unidos el año pasado, pero el caso fue desestimado y el funcionario retornó a México, presumiblemente para enfrentar cargos allí. El viernes, el mandatario mexicano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció que Cienfuegos no enfrentaría cargos allí y acusó a la Administración Antidrogas de Estados Unidos de fabricar un caso en …

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Mexico’s president continues to blast US investigation
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexico’s president continues to blast US investigation

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday renewed his attack on the U.S. investigation of a former Mexican defense secretary and warned that the U.S. Justice Department should consider carefully its threat to suspend cooperation with Mexico. López Obrador defended the decision by the Mexican Attorney General’s Office not to pursue charges against retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, …

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U.S. rebukes Mexico for releasing evidence in drug case against former defense minister
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. rebukes Mexico for releasing evidence in drug case against former defense minister

LA Times  

Retired Mexican Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in the U.S. on drug charges last year, but the case was dropped and he was returned to Mexico, presumably to face charges there. On Friday, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that Cienfuegos would not face charges in Mexico and accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating a case against …

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Mexico clears ex-defense secretary of all US accusations
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexico clears ex-defense secretary of all US accusations

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors on Thursday declared completely unfounded the U.S. case against a former defense secretary arrested on drug charges in the United States and then returned under pressure from the Mexican government. In a surprisingly quick process, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced that Cienfuegos presented evidence in five days that it said completely disproved what it described …

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Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case against ex-defense chief
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexican president accuses U.S. of fabricating drug case against ex-defense chief

LA Times  

In a move certain to escalate tensions with the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of fabricating a case against a former Mexican defense minister who was arrested on drug trafficking charges at Los Angeles International Airport last year. “Without support, without proof?” Saying it would bolster his claims, López Obrador …

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Mexico says won’t pursue charges against ex-defence minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexico says won’t pursue charges against ex-defence minister

Al Jazeera  

Attorney general says no evidence that Salvador Cienfuegos, previously arrested in the US, collaborated with a major drug cartel. Mexico will not pursue criminal charges against Salvador Cienfuegos, the attorney general’s office said in a statement on Thursday, despite accusations by prosecutors in the United States that the former defence minister had collaborated with a major drug cartel. Cienfuegos, a …

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México divulga evidencia de EEUU contra general Cienfuegos
3 years, 11 months ago

México divulga evidencia de EEUU contra general Cienfuegos

LA Times  

En esta imagen del 16 de septiembre de 2016, el entonces secretario de Defensa, general Salvador Cienfuegos, a la izquierda, acompaña al presidente de México Enrique Peña Nieto, durante el desfile militar por el Día de la Independencia en la plaza principal de la Ciudad de México. CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — México divulgó el viernes 751 páginas de la evidencia …

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Mexico exonerates ex-defense chief implicated in scrapped U.S. drug prosecution
3 years, 11 months ago

Mexico exonerates ex-defense chief implicated in scrapped U.S. drug prosecution

LA Times  

Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, now retired, and Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, right, during an Independence Day parade in 2016 in Mexico City. The Mexican attorney general’s office said it had found no proof to sustain U.S. allegations against retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, 72, who served as defense chief from 2012 to 2018 in the administration of ex-President …

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México exonera de narcotráfico a ex secretario de Defensa
3 years, 11 months ago

México exonera de narcotráfico a ex secretario de Defensa

LA Times  

La Fiscalía General de México anunció que no encontró evidencias de que el exsecretario de Defensa Salvador Cienfuegos tuviera vínculos con el narcotráfico, como argumentaron autoridades de Estados Unidos para detenerlo varias semanas antes de entregarlo al gobierno mexicano después de que éste amenazó veladamente con cortar la cooperación. Tras la detención del general, los fiscales estadounidenses indicaron que tenían …

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Former Mexican defense chief will return home a free man after U.S. drops drug charges
4 years, 1 month ago

Former Mexican defense chief will return home a free man after U.S. drops drug charges

LA Times  

Less than a week after a former Mexican defense secretary was arrested on drug trafficking charges at Los Angeles International Airport last month, Mexican authorities summoned the U.S. ambassador to express their dismay — an action followed by a formal note of protest to Washington. In explaining the extraordinary decision to suddenly end a multiyear investigation, U.S. authorities said in …

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Mexico says trust vital after US drops case against ex-army chief
4 years, 1 month ago

Mexico says trust vital after US drops case against ex-army chief

Al Jazeera  

The case prompted the government to threaten a review of agreements allowing US agents to operate in Mexico. A US federal judge granted the US government’s request to dismiss without prejudice its criminal indictment against Salvador Cienfuegos, former Mexican defence minister, on Wednesday, a move Mexico said would restore trust in severely strained security cooperation ties. Cienfuegos, 72, had served …

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