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 ... Read More

U.S. rebukes Mexico over drug case against ex-defense minister - Los Angeles Times

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice berated Mexico late Friday for releasing hundreds of pages of evidence in a drug trafficking case against a former Mexican defense minister, saying ... Read More

Arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister at LAX on drug charges shakes military | KTLA

The arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister in the United States on charges that he protected a drug cartel in exchange for bribes is a blow to Mexico’s military, one of the few ... Read More

Mexico’s ex-defense minister arrested in Los Angeles - The Mercury News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos, who led the country’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, has been arrested at L… ... Read More

Arrest of former Mexican defense minister shakes military

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The arrest of Mexico’s former defense minister in the United States on charges that he protected a drug cartel in exchange for bribes is a blow to Mexico’s military, one ... Read More

U.S. Moves To Drop Drug Trafficking Charges Against Mexico's Former Defense Minister - NPR

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to drop charges against a former Mexican defense secretary, the highest-ranking Mexican official ever arrested for alleged drug trafficking, so that he ... Read More

U.S. to Hand Back to Mexico Ex-Defense Minister Accused of Drug Corruption - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Department of Justice said it would drop charges against Mexico’s former defense minister, arrested last month for allegedly taking bribes from drug gangs, and return him to Mexico. Read More

Mexico's ex-defense minister Cienfuegos faces four drug-related charges in U.S. courts - The Washington Post

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's former defense minister had a secret life in which he used the army to help a cartel send heroin, cocaine and other drugs to the United States, according to American court ... Read More

Mexico’s Ex-Defense Minister Back Home After U.S. Drops Corruption Charges - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

Mexico’s former defense minister arrived back in the country Wednesday night after a U.S. judge dismissed drug-trafficking and corruption charges against him at the request of U.S. prosecutors ... Read More