2024-04-07 13:43:28
The authorities in USA they have confirmed new research related to Mexican public officials linked to drug trafficking and organized crime. Prosecutor Philip Pilmar announced during a hearing in the Eastern District Court of New York that They have “other objectives” in their sightsin addition to the case of Genaro García Luna.
One of the key operations against Mexican officials colluding with drug trafficking is the so-called Operation “Decadence”led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.
This operation investigates the corruption politics in the Government of Mexicoespecially related to large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering of mexican cartels. This investigation has the collaboration of agencies such as the HSI and the DEA.
The former prosecutor of Nayarit, Edgar Veytiaknown as “The Devil”, is collaborating with the authorities in these new investigations. Veytia has had her sentence reduced from 20 to 10 years in exchange for valuable information. His testimony has been crucial in cases against high-ranking Mexican officials, this will allow him to be released in another three years, since he has already commuted 7 years of his prison sentence.
During the trials of Garcia Luna and Édgay Veytia, various actions of the Government of Mexico who facilitated drug trafficking and the laundering of illicit profits, for “decades.”
The investigations have focused on former presidents such as Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón and Enrique Peña Nieto, but it is unknown if these new investigations are related to the current president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
In case of Genaro García Luna, former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico, remains relevant in this context, as US authorities are delving into the web of corruption that spanned several administrations. With information from Jesús García.
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2024-04-07 13:43:28