Former top Mexican law enforcement official charged by US government with accepting millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for providing protection to Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's notorious drug cartel.
"Today's arrest demonstrates our resolve to bring to justice those who help cartels inflict devastating harm on the United States and Mexico, regardless of the positions they held while committing their crimes," said U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue.
On two occasions Garcia Luna's bribes arrived by courier — cartel members personally delivered briefcases containing $3 million to $5 million, prosecutors noted. By the time Garcia Luna left government and relocated to Florida, he had amassed a personal fortune worth millions of dollars, they said.
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