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February 22, 2023

Mexico's Former Top Security Official and U.S. Ally Convicted of Bribery, Drug Trafficking
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Here in New York, Genaro García Luna, Mexico's former top security
official, once charged with leading the fight against narcotrafficking,
was convicted Tuesday for accepting millions of dollars in bribes from
the Sinaloa Cartel under the former leadership of Joaquín "El Chapo"
Guzmán, who's serving life in prison in the U.S. In exchange, García
Luna protected cartel members from arrest and gave them safe passage for
cocaine shipments and tip-offs about law enforcement operations.

García Luna served under former President Felipe Calderón, who launched
Mexico's U.S.-backed so-called war on drugs, that has led to the killing
and disappearance of tens of thousands of people. García Luna also
worked closely with U.S. counternarcotics and intelligence agencies as
part of their supposed crackdown on drug cartels.


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