Profile Salvador Cienfuegos, the iron general in Mexico
The former Secretary of Defense of Mexico, arrested for links with drug trafficking
General
Salvador Cienfuegos
, detained in the US for his alleged links to drug trafficking,
will return to Mexico as a free citizen
thanks to the agreement reached between the administrations of both countries.
Federal judge Carol Amon has agreed to dismiss the criminal charges against the former Secretary of Defense during Enrique Peña Nieto's stage
"so that he can be investigated and, where appropriate, prosecuted in accordance with Mexican law,"
as it follows of the statement.
The López Obrador government has welcomed the news and clarified that, although Cienfuegos will arrive in Mexico without charges against it, it will
not give up investigating it
.
The 72-year-old general was
arrested on October 15 at the Los Angeles airport
, when he was arriving to enjoy a family vacation.
In an attempt to avoid leaks that would put Cienfuegos on notice, the
United States decided not to inform the Mexican authorities
, which generated great discomfort within the Government, "we have made known to the United States our deep dissatisfaction that it has not been shared that information with our country ", expressed then the Foreign Minister,
Marcelo Ebrard
.
Over the last few weeks,
the Mexican Prosecutor's Office has been receiving all the evidence
collected by the US Justice
by diplomatic bag
and has opened a formal investigation against Cienfuegos, although it has
not yet formalized an arrest warrant
.
As Foreign Minister Ebrard explained: "an investigation and a complete process must be carried out, Mexican law is more guaranteeing than that of the United States."
During the hearing held today in New York,
Cienfuegos agreed to be returned to his country and to leave behind the charges
that weighed against him in the United States.
The date on which the retired general will be handed over to Mexico by the US Marshals has not yet transpired, but everything indicates that it will be in the next few days.
Despite the fact that he is going to regain his full freedom, López Obrador has clarified that this "does not imply impunity."
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