This Monday the trial against Genaro García Luna, former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico in the six-year term of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006-2012), began in New York. García Luna is accused of drug trafficking and of accepting millionaire bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel; the former official has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Jorge Castañeda, former foreign minister of Mexico and a contributor to Trends Wide en Español, analyzes the case and what impact it could have in both Mexico and the United States.
This Monday the trial against Genaro García Luna, former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico in the six-year term of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006-2012), began in New York. García Luna is accused of drug trafficking and of accepting millionaire bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel; the former official has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Jorge Castañeda, former foreign minister of Mexico and a contributor to Trends Wide en Español, analyzes the case and what impact it could have in both Mexico and the United States.