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Former Mexican minister convicted in US of drug trafficking

Former Mexican security secretary Genaro Garcia Luna sits in Brooklyn federal court on drug trafficking charges during jury selection in New York, US, January 17, 2023. © Jane Rosenberg, Reuters

A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the US on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.

Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking case against ex-Public Security Secretary Genaro García Luna.

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