Salvador Cienfuegos

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Mexico Will Not Charge Former Defense Chief With Drug Trafficking

1:12pm January 15, 2021

by Mark Katkov

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.

Then-Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos (right) with then-U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon in 2017. Cienfuegos was arrested Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport.

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U.S. Arrests Mexico's Ex-Defense Chief, Accused Of Helping Drug Cartel

9:02pm October 16, 2020

by Mark Katkov

Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was allegedly known as "El Padrino" and worked on behalf of a deadly criminal organization while he was defense chief from 2012 to 2018, according to a court filing.

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