(CNN Español) – Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s Secretary of Public Security during the presidency of Felipe Calderón and was tried in the United States on charges of drug trafficking and links to organized crime, sentenced to 460 months in prison, just over 38 years old.
He will have 5 years of probation and a fine of US$5 million. García Luna was convicted “for his decade-long support of the Sinaloa Cartel in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes,” the US Department of Justice said.
García Luna was found guilty of engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to obtain, import and distribute thousands of kilograms of cocaine in the United States, and making false statements to immigration officials USA after his arrest in December 2019.
In September, García Luna revealed that the New York Prosecutor’s Office recommended that he accept a plea deal that would mean spending six months in prison, receiving financial benefits and being a witness to help people and locations in Mexico, CNN said. The former Secretary of Public Security said he had not accepted the deal because it meant weakening “development, public peace and the institutional life of the country,” according to the handwritten communication that the lawyer he shares with CNN.
Tuesday, one day before the sentence, García Luna made a letter publicly in his own handwriting sent to Judge Brian Cogan in which he says that inside the prison where he has spent the last 58 months of his captivity, he has taken part in awareness training programs on drug use and abuse, as well as in the Prison Education program from Columbia University.
In addition, the former Secretary of Public Security affirms that when he was a public official, he was aware of confidential and privileged information that included cooperation with high-ranking authorities. US level. 📄 Click here to see the full handwritten letter.
With information from María Santana and José Álvarez
2024-10-16 22:03:00
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