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Audience where sentence for drug trafficking former Minister of Public Security, Genaro Garcia LunThe trial, scheduled for October 9, has been rescheduled for the 16th of this month, the federal court in the Eastern District of New York where his case is being heard announced today.
In February 2023, he was found guilty of five charges related to cocaine trafficking and running a criminal enterprise. Sinaloa Cartelafter a jury trial held in New York.
The prosecutor’s office appealed to Judge Brian Cogan who is prosecuting the case, gave Garcia Luna a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $5 million fine, while the defense sought a reduced sentence of 20 years.
Garcia Luna, whose sentence has already been delayed five times, maintained his innocence in a letter released by his lawyer two weeks ago, in which he said he had been subjected to retaliation by New York City Attorney’s Office for refusing to accept a plea deal in 2019.
The Mexican is awaiting sentencing at a federal prison in Brooklyn, where other famous inmates such as co-founder Sinaloa Cartel Ismael “Mayo” ZambadaHe rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs or former cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried.
García Luna, who worked for ten years in Mexican intelligence, headed the Federal Investigation Agency (AFI), whose main task was to fight criminal organizations, during the government Vincent Foxand served as Minister of Public Safety during a six-year term. Felipe Calderonleading the “war on drugs” declared by this president.
The former official was arrested in December 2019 in Dallas, and his trial began in January 2023.
EFE
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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