The selection of the jury is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in the federal court in Brooklyn in the corruption trial of Genaro Garcia Luna, who was the head of the Mexican equivalent of the FBI, which was accused by the United States States in receiving millions of profits from the cartel controlled by the company. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Garcia Luna, the former Mexican secretary of public security, was arrested in Dallas in 2019 and charged with narcotics trafficking conspiracy for aiding the Sinaloa cartel.
The charges stemmed from El Chapo’s trial after a witness testified that he gave Garcia Luna purses.
Genaro Garcia Luna at the Mexican Congress in Mexico City on November 30, 2006.
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“As alleged, for nearly two decades, Garica Luna betrayed those he swore to protect by accepting bribes from members of the Sinaloa cartel to facilitate their crimes and strengthen their criminal enterprise,” said Seth DuCharme, assistant US attorney in Brooklyn when the charges were announced.
According to the indictment, Garcia Luna received millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel in exchange for protecting his drug dealers.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and Secretary of Defense Genaro Garcia Luna (L) participate in the XXIII Session of National Public Security at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, on the 21 of August, 2008.
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In exchange for confidentiality claims, the attorneys said Garcia Luna damaged his public image by allowing the vehicle to gain access. security for its cargo of drugs, and by providing sensitive information to law enforcement about in-flight searches and information to characteristics of commercial vehicles.
Between 2002 and 2007, Garcia Luna was accused of assisting at least six cocaine shipments of more than 50,000 kilograms, or more than 110,231 pounds.
The prosecution accused Garcia Luna of being a special agent of the drug trade, according to court filings.
