Why Mexico’s top cop is on trial in NYC

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🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The US and Mexican governments trusted Genaro Garcia Luna to crack down on the drug trade. Now he’s on trial for conspiring with El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel. Peniley Ramírez, co-host of the new podcast USA v. Garcia Luna, explains. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and edited by Matt Collette and Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ahead, on today, explained Mexico's top cop is on trial in New York City.
0:04.8	This was the guy who ran Mexico's equivalent to the FBI, the guy who advised the Mexican
0:12.7	president on how to combat drug cartels, the guy who took down some of the top cartel
0:18.9	leaders.
0:19.9	The United States accused Aguilar García Luna of receiving millions of dollars in sovornos
0:24.8	por parte del cartel de Zinaloa.
0:44.8	And because he was trusted by the United States Drug Enforcement, it's not just Tennado García
0:50.7	Luna on trial in New York City.
0:53.3	It's the war on drugs.
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