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Former Top Mexican Security Official Arrested On Cocaine Trafficking Charges

In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly in charge of all the country's federal police, allegedly allowed the Sinaloa Cartel to operate with impunity.

In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, a former top Mexican security official allegedly allowed the Sinaloa cartel to operate with impunity.

That's the accusation in a criminal unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn. The official, Genaro Garcia Luna, served as the secretary of public

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