Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
3 months ago

Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday demanded that former Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking. García Luna alleged contact between López Obrador and the faction of the Sinaloa cartel led by Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who was arrested in July in Texas. “There are contacts, videos, audios, photographs, communication and management records between current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his operators with drug trafficking leaders and their families, in particular drug traffickers who were used as witnesses against me in my trial," wrote García Luna. García Luna said that he has been detained for almost five years in “inhuman conditions” in the United States and he has witnessed “homicides and threats against his well-being.” Last month, U.S. prosecutors said García Luna tried to bribe other prisoners into making false statements in support of his bid for a new trial on drug trafficking charges.

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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 …

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mexico’s new president laid out …

Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: ‘Show the proof’
3 months ago

Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: ‘Show the proof’

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed allegations from his country’s disgraced ex-security chief — jailed in the United States and facing a possible life sentence for corruption — that he has links to drug cartels. “Show the proof.” The president denied charges that surfaced in a handwritten letter from Genaro García Luna sent Tuesday by his lawyer to …

Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday asked the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel to act “responsibly” so no one else gets killed, after a week of escalating violence nearly paralyzed the Sinaloa state capital, Culiacan. Asked by a journalist if he trusted that the cartels would heed his call, López Obrador answered bluntly: “The …

The Mexican Mafia Tapes: A mobster helped the feds arrest drug dealers. Local cops suspected him of homicide
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Mexican Mafia Tapes: A mobster helped the feds arrest drug dealers. Local cops suspected him of homicide

LA Times  

Lucio Rodarte’s death was not a mystery. When Rodarte said $20,000, the report says, Rocha replied: “Wrong answer.” Rocha told the tattoo parlor’s owner to call his “carpet guy” because he might need to replace it, according to the FBI report. “It’s amazing you can do,” one said, marveling at Rocha’s access to Armenian organized crime figures and Mexican drug …

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
4 months ago

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger. The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” …

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest
4 months, 1 week ago

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest

New Indian Express  

MEXICO CITY: A reporter told Mexico’s president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him what he would do about it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reacted with a mix of scorn and disinterest, …

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest
4 months, 1 week ago

A journalist tells Mexico’s president his supporters attacked her; he reacts with scorn, disinterest

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A reporter told Mexico’s president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained that his polarization of Mexican society has put journalists at risk. When she asked him what he would do about it, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reacted with a mix of scorn and …

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over. U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn …

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

The Independent  

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Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada on US capture: Was ambushed, kidnapped
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' Zambada on US capture: Was ambushed, kidnapped

India Today  

Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, then was taken against his will to the US, according to a letter released on Saturday by his lawyer. In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug lord Joaquin Guzman …

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa, then was taken against his will to the United States, according to a letter released Saturday by his lawyer. In the two-page letter, Zambada said fellow drug …

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico
4 months, 1 week ago

US says El Chapo son surrendered but El Mayo taken against will from Mexico

Al Jazeera  

US ambassador to Mexico says no US resources were involved in the removal of El Mayo from Mexico to arrest in Texas. The US ambassador to Mexico has acknowledged that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug …

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will
4 months, 1 week ago

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. ambassador to Mexico …

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will
4 months, 1 week ago

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada was brought to US against his will

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico confirmed Friday that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to the United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López. Zambada’s faction of the Sinaloa cartel has been engaged in fierce fighting with another faction, led …

Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former high-ranking Mexican official tried to bribe fellow inmates into making false statements to support his bid for a new trial in a U.S. drug case, a judge found Wednesday in rejecting Genaro García Luna ‘s request. Prosecutors discovered his alleged jailhouse bribery efforts and disclosed them in a court filing earlier this year, citing such …

Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader on Thursday made his second appearance in federal court in Texas after being taken into U.S. custody last week. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, used a wheelchair for the hearing before U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in El Paso. Zambada, the longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, eluded authorities for …

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 …

Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president took the unusual step Monday of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week’s detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press briefing that he trusted that drug traffickers knew they would …

Attorney for cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says his client was kidnapped and brought to the US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Attorney for cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says his client was kidnapped and brought to the US

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his client was tricked into flying into the country, saying he was “forcibly kidnapped” by the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had eluded authorities for decades and had never set foot in …

How Mexican Drug Lord 'El Mayo' Zambada Was Tricked Into Flying To The US?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Mexican Drug Lord 'El Mayo' Zambada Was Tricked Into Flying To The US?

News 18  

A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Upon arriving in the El Paso area, Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of notorious drug kingpin “El …

U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas
4 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo' and El Chapo's son in Texas

The Hindu  

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested on July 25 in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for U.S. authorities that may also reshape the Mexican criminal landscape. Both Mr. Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of El Chapo, face multiple charges in the U.S. …

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, notorious leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, notorious leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US

The Independent  

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‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of 'El Chapo' arrested in US

The Independent  

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'El Chapo' 's son and ‘El Mayo’ Zambada of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel arrested
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'El Chapo' 's son and ‘El Mayo’ Zambada of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel arrested

Associated Press  

AP AUDIO: US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo’ AP correspondent Norman Hall reports U.S. authorities in Texas have arrested a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. WASHINGTON — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, …

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo', leader of Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican drug lord 'El Mayo', leader of Sinaloa cartel, arrested in US

India Today  

Mexican drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his former partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, the US Justice Department said. "The Justice Department has taken into custody two additional alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world," the …

Inside the risky U.S. probe of allegations that drug mafias financed Obrador campaign
5 months ago

Inside the risky U.S. probe of allegations that drug mafias financed Obrador campaign

Raw Story  

In the summer of 2010, as U.S. agents dug into allegations that a powerful drug mafia had poured money into Mexican politics, the investigators took direct aim at the man who is now the country’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “Thus, this investigation could ultimately affect who runs for president from the PRD party.” The candidate’s possible indictment in the …

Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country’s violence in final debate
7 months ago

Mexico presidential candidates offer little detail to address country’s violence in final debate

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Less than two weeks from national elections, opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez hit away on security, one of Mexico’s most stubborn challenges, in her final debate Sunday night with governing party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum, the frontrunner in the race, defended the security record of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, while Gálvez accused the …

Privacy concerns in Mexico after phone numbers of journalist, leaders made public
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Privacy concerns in Mexico after phone numbers of journalist, leaders made public

The Hindu  

The eldest son of Mexico’s president and the governing party's presidential candidate said on February 24 that their telephone numbers were published on social media and that they have received threats and insults. The incident came a day after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador disclosed the phone number of a reporter for The New York Times, which published a story …

Mexico president's son, presidential candidate denounce leak of phone numbers, say threats received
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexico president's son, presidential candidate denounce leak of phone numbers, say threats received

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — The eldest son of Mexico’s president and the governing party's presidential candidate said Saturday that their telephone numbers were published on social media and that they have received threats and insults. HT Image The incident came a day after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador disclosed the phone number of a reporter for The New York Times, which …

Mexico President’s Son Says Number Published in Vengeance
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexico President’s Son Says Number Published in Vengeance

Hindustan Times  

-- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s son decried the publication of his phone number on social media as an act of “vengeance” after the president publicly released a reporter’s contact information. HT Image José Ramón López Beltrán, the son of the Mexican president known as AMLO, said his own phone number was leaked and that he has received threats, according to …

Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter's phone number, saying the law doesn't apply to him
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter's phone number, saying the law doesn't apply to him

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Friday defended his decision to disclose a reporter’s telephone number, saying a law that prohibits officials from releasing personal information doesn’t apply to him. Mexico's law on Protection of Personal Data states “the government will guarantee individuals' privacy” and sets out punishments for officials and others for “improperly using, taking, publishing, hiding, altering or …

Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter’s phone number, saying the law doesn’t apply to him
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexican president defends disclosing a reporter’s phone number, saying the law doesn’t apply to him

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Friday defended his decision to disclose a reporter’s telephone number, saying a law that prohibits officials from releasing personal information doesn’t apply to him. Press freedom groups said the president’s decision to make public the phone number of a New York Times reporter Thursday was an attempt to punish critical reporting, and exposed the …

Mexican president defends revealing U.S. reporter’s phone number, saying law doesn’t apply to him
10 months ago

Mexican president defends revealing U.S. reporter’s phone number, saying law doesn’t apply to him

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, shown in 2022, said Friday that his “authority. Press freedom groups said the president’s decision to make public the phone number of a New York Times reporter Thursday was an attempt to punish critical reporting, and exposed the reporter to potential danger. Mexico’s law on the protection of personal data states that “the government …

Mexico president denies report of allegations that close associates took drug money during campaign
10 months ago

Mexico president denies report of allegations that close associates took drug money during campaign

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador denied allegations contained in a U.S. media report published Thursday about a U.S. inquiry into accusations that people close to him took money from drug traffickers shortly before his 2018 election and again after he was president. “It’s all completely false,” López Obrador said during his morning press briefing, criticizing the …

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 …

Mexico’s president condemns reports of an old US investigation into alleged drug campaign donations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s president condemns reports of an old US investigation into alleged drug campaign donations

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Wednesday condemned media reports that the U.S. government launched an abortive investigation into claims that drug traffickers may have contributed money to his failed 2006 campaign. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador immediately interpreted the reports as a U.S. attack on his government and his Morena party before Mexico’s June 2 presidential election. But Mexico’s …

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 …

Mexican president’s state of the union address suggests crime is not a problem
1 year, 3 months ago

Mexican president’s state of the union address suggests crime is not a problem

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president on Friday delivered his second-to-last state of the union, and perhaps what was most striking of his roughly 1 1/2 hour speech was what he didn’t talk about: drugs, crime or drug cartels. Experts and residents agree that wide swaths of Mexico are under the de-facto control of drug cartels, but President Andrés Manuel López …

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 …

Mexico president slams US ‘spying’ after traffickers charged
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexico president slams US ‘spying’ after traffickers charged

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president lashed out Monday at what he called U.S. “spying” and “interference” in Mexico, days after U.S. prosecutors announced charges against 28 members of the Sinaloa cartel for smuggling massive amounts of fentanyl into the United States. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested Monday that the case had been built on information gathered by U.S. agents …

Mexican president hopes ex security chief will turn informer
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexican president hopes ex security chief will turn informer

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Wednesday he hopes that the former Mexican security chief convicted this week in the U.S. of bribe-taking will cooperate with prosecutors there and perhaps implicate former Mexican presidents. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he hopes Genaro Garcia Luna will make a deal with prosecutors to reduce his sentence, in exchange for testifying about …

Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico’s ex-public security chief convicted in US drug case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has railed throughout the trial against ex-President Felipe Calderón’s administration for, at a minimum, putting García Luna in charge of Mexico’s security. …

Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in US drug case
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico’s former public security chief convicted in US drug case

Al Jazeera  

Genaro Garcia Luna was found guilty of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug-trafficking cartels in Mexico. Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in the drug-trafficking case against Mexico’s former Security of Public Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna. A roster of ex-smugglers and former Mexican officials testified that …

Mexico’s former drug czar found guilty of taking payoffs to protect cartels
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico’s former drug czar found guilty of taking payoffs to protect cartels

LA Times  

Mexico’s former top law enforcement official — once tasked with fighting the country’s drug cartels — was convicted in New York on Tuesday of taking millions of dollars in bribes from traffickers. Genaro García Luna, who headed Mexico’s federal police before serving as the nation’s secretary of public security more than a decade ago, was found guilty of cooperating with …

Key witness testifies about bribing ex-Mexico security chief
1 year, 10 months ago

Key witness testifies about bribing ex-Mexico security chief

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A key prosecution witness testified Monday that he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs destined for former Mexican public safety chief Genaro García Luna but that the two didn’t directly discuss what the money was allegedly buying: impunity for the infamous Sinaloa cartel. Former member Jesús “El Rey” Zambada testified at García Luna’s U.S. drug trafficking trial …

He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes
1 year, 10 months ago

He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes

NPR  

He was the head of Mexico's FBI. Now he's on trial for accepting cartel bribes Enlarge this image toggle caption Marco Ugarte/AP Marco Ugarte/AP As U.S. prosecutors rest their case against Mexico's former top cop during a trial in New York City, another question is in play: Are U.S. efforts to stem the flow of deadly Fentanyl from Mexico into …

Mexico wants $700 million from ex-official on trial in US
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico wants $700 million from ex-official on trial in US

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Monday his country wants to recover a big chunk of money from former Mexican security official Genaro Garcia Luna, who is on trial in New York. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government wants to recover $700 million that García Luna allegedly accumulated as a result of corruption. Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard …

Mexico’s former safety chief goes on trial in US drug case
1 year, 10 months ago

Mexico’s former safety chief goes on trial in US drug case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Shielded by anonymity and extra security, jurors got their first look Monday at a rare U.S. trial of a former cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing. García Luna’s lead lawyer, César de Castro, told jurors that the government’s case rested on “rumors, speculation and the words …

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