Arrest Of Genaro Garcia Luna Shocks Mexico
Arrest Of Genaro Garcia Luna Shocks Mexico
December 15, 20195:09 PM ET
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Mexico's top cop is being charged with taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel in exchange for sensitive information and safe passage of drug shipments.
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Genaro García Luna: US arrests Mexico ex-minister on drugs charges
10 December 2019
Genaro García Luna is accused of allowing the Sinaloa cartel of "El Chapo" Guzman to operate in Mexico in exchange for millions of dollars.
Prosecutors say Mr García Luna gave the cartel safe passage for drug shipments and access to sensitive information.
They say that on two occasions cartel members delivered up to $5m (£3.7m) in two briefcases to him in person.
He has previously denied any wrongdoing . . .
Mr García Luna, 52, served as public security chief in the administration of President Felipe Calderon between 2006 and 2012.
His arrest in Texas is a major development in Mexican politics, the BBC's Mexico correspondent Will Grant reports.
Mr García Luna was not just an important figure in Mr Calderon's administration - he was Mexico's secretary of public security, the face of the country's federal police force, our correspondent adds.
Mr Calderon, with US backing, deployed troops against the cartels for the first time. Tens of thousands died in Mexico in drug-related violence during his "war on drugs".
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Linda Cristina: the profile of the woman who married Genaro García Luna
by Dennys RoldanDecember 14, 2019
In recent days, the name of Genaro García Luna has become one of the best known in our country; However, despite everything that has been revealed about him and his life, few people know Linda Cristina, his wife, so here we tell you everything that is known about her.
Last Friday, December 13, El Universal published an article in which he pointed out that during the six-year period of Felipe Calderón, the Tax Administration System paid 4 million pesos of taxes to a restaurant owned by Linda Cristina Pereyra Gálvez, wife of Genaro García Luna .
According to the information published by various media, García Luna and Linda Cristina have been a couple since 2008 and, although it is not really known how love arose between them, there are some photographs that show that they took every opportunity to be together.
Being one of the main elements of the cabinet of former President Felipe Calderón, Genaro García Luna attended as a guest the most important events and galas that were organized in Los Pinos and always attended accompanied by his wife, Linda Cristina.
Due to the responsibilities of García Luna within the administration of Felipe Calderón, he and Linda Cristina maintained a low profile, so many details about his private life during that time are not really known.
As published by various media, since 2012 Genaro García Luna and Linda Cristina moved to a luxurious mansion located in Golden Beach, Florida.
The site where, until a while ago, Linda Cristina and García Luna were located is valued at more than 3 million 300 thousand dollars and, in addition, it is known that the marriage owns a huge penthouse in one of the most exclusive subdivisions of Florida .
Regarding Linda Cristina's activities in the United States, there are documents that indicate that she owns a couple of restaurants in Miami, which would show that she has never lost interest in the world of gastronomy.
https://librenoticias.com/linda-cristina-el-perfil-de-la-mujer-que-se-caso-con-genaro-garcia-luna/
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