Mexico's ex-security minister Genaro García Luna convicted of drug trafficking
Posted on AllSides February 21st, 2023
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The former face of Mexico's war on drugs has been convicted by a US jury of drug trafficking.
Genaro García Luna, once Mexico's security minister, was found guilty of taking millions of dollars from Mexico's biggest crime group, the Sinaloa drug cartel.
García Luna - who was arrested in the state of Texas in 2019 - had pleaded not guilty.
The 54-year-old could face life in prison.
At a minimum, García Luna will serve the mandatory minimum of 20 years, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
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