Friday, January 15, 2021

Mexico Will Not Charge Former Defense Chief With Drug Trafficking

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and former Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda during an honor cordon at the Pentagon in 2017. Mexico cleared Cienfuegos of all charges related to drug trafficking on Thursday.

Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in October at Los Angeles International Airport by U.S. law enforcement, outraging Mexican officials who demanded and obtained his extradition.

(Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)

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