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News Articles: Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and former Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda at the Pentagon in 2017. A U.S. district judge dropped drug charges against Cienfuegos Wednesday.

At U.S. Request, Judge Dismisses Drug Charges Against Mexico's Ex-Defense Secretary

Salvador Cienfuego Zepeda was arrested last month at Los Angeles International Airport. He is now free to return home to Mexico though his prosecution there is far from certain.

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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, pictured in a court sketch, had been accused of helping the H-2 Cartel, an extremely violent Mexican drug trafficking organization, traffic thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana into the U.S.

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

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was accused of working on behalf of one of Mexico's deadliest cartels. On Tuesday, Attorney General Barr said the former general will be investigated by Mexican authorities.

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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Carrie Kahn