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.
