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Former Mexican defense minister ordered held in U.S. jail without bond

Mexico's former defense minister, Salvador Cienfuegos, was ordered held in U.S. custody without bail on Tuesday, pending his trial on drug trafficking charges in a case that could have far-reaching ... Read More

Mexico confirms foreign minister in talks with U.S. over ex-defense secretary's arrest

Mexico confirmed on Wednesday that its top diplomat Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard spoke to U.S. Attorney General William Barr about the arrest of former Mexican defense minister and retired army ... Read More

U.S. detains Mexico's ex-defense minister on DEA warrant

U.S authorities detained the defense minister for Mexican ex-president Enrique Pena Nieto at Los Angeles airport on Thursday on a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warrant, a DEA spokeswoman ... Read More

Mexico bristles at U.S. for role in ex-army chief's arrest

Mexico's government has expressed "profound discontent" to U.S. officials for not informing their Mexican counterparts of plans to arrest former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos, Foreign Minister ... Read More

In shock move, U.S. abandons drugs case against ex-Mexican defense minister

U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against ex-Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico, saying "sensitive" foreign policy considerations outweighed ... Read More

U.S. drug charges against former Mexican defense minister are dropped

A federal judge on Wednesday granted a U.S. government request to drop drug charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and return him to Mexico, a move Mexico said would ... Read More

Exclusive: U.S. attorney general Barr calls Mexico amid friction over ex-defense minister arrest

U.S. Attorney General William Barr spoke with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard last week to try to lower bilateral tension arising from the U.S. arrest of a former Mexican defense minister on ... Read More

Mexico denies deal made to nab capo in return for ex-defense minister

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that Mexico had agreed to capture a cartel leader for the United States in order to secure the return of ex-defense minister Salvador ... Read More

Former Mexican defense minister ordered held in U.S. custody

Mexican former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered during a brief hearing in Los Angeles on Friday to remain in U.S. custody on drug trafficking charges at least until a formal hearing on ... Read More

Former Mexican defense minister Cienfuegos ordered held without bail in U.S.

Mexican former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos was ordered held without bail on Tuesday by a U.S. federal judge, who said that he represented a flight risk if released before trial. Read More