A key prosecution witness has testified he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs destined for former Mexican public safety chief Genaro García Luna and saw him leave with the bags of cash.
and admittedly corrupt former law enforcement officials to testify against García Luna. The former cartel member echoed descriptions of cocaine shipments by planes, trains and even submarines, abetted by police and officials under García Luna’s oversight — and, Zambada said he was told, by the federal police leader-turned-presidential cabinet member himself.
He said he was told that when the cartel wanted friendly police commanders in various locales, García Luna would help. And indeed, the cartel was able to get its preferred commanders placed, Zambada said. On both occasions, Zambada said, he gave the money to the intermediary, who met with García Luna in a private room at an upscale Mexico City eatery called Champs Élysées. Zambada said that at least the first time, he waited in a bar area while the discussions happened and watched the security chief leave with luggage that had been packed with cartel cash.
In questioning Zambada, defense lawyer César de Castro emphasized that the witness admitted to conspiring in cartel killings.“Partly, yes,” Zambada replied.
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