Genaro García Luna’s trial is over, but not the investigative work I'm doing with @Maria_Hinojosa.
In this episode, we learn that a U.S. senator has sent this letter, requesting the DEA and the FBI information on García Luna, including the names of the U.S. officials who vetted him.
We listen to some of our series' protagonists react to the guilty verdict, and I dig into what’s next for García Luna.
Finally, we reflect on why the war on drugs was always unwinnable, and we get into some chisme, going behind the scenes of this series.

Welcome to episode 11 of our podcast #USAvGarciaLuna. Listen and subscribe here. Enjoy!
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Mar 5
Here is a thread with all the episodes of our investigative podcast #USAvGarciaLuna, so you can binge them if you haven't done it yet.

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I have a journalistic obsession: Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s top security official from 2006 to 2012. For years, I broke the news of his corruption in Mexico and the U.S. Yet, García Luna seemed untouchable... Image
That is, until his name was brought up by a former cartel leader during Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s U.S. trial. Then, he faced his own trial. In episode 1, I dive into the latest with my new friend @Maria_Hinojosa... Image
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Mar 3
El juicio de Genaro García Luna terminó, pero no la investigación que estoy haciendo con @Maria_Hinojosa.
En este episodio, nos enteramos de que un senador estadounidense ha enviado esta carta, solicitando a la DEA y el FBI información sobre García Luna, incluyendo los nombres de los oficiales estadounidenses que examinaron y dieron su visto bueno a García Luna.
Escuchamos las reacciones al veredicto de algunos de los protagonistas de esta historia, y cuento qué sigue para García Luna.
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Feb 10
En 2007 las autoridades mexicanas decomisaron más de 23 toneladas de cocaína del Cártel de Sinaloa en el puerto mexicano de Manzanillo.
México y Estados Unidos lo celebraron como la incautación de drogas más grande en la historia de México, hasta la fecha...
Quince años después, Genaro García Luna está acusado de ayudar al cártel a evitar una “multa” de 50 millones de dólares en relación con esa redada...
Ahora, @Maria_Hinojosa y yo analizamos cómo Estados Unidos y García Luna trabajaron juntos, supuestamente, para lograrlo...
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Feb 10
In 2007, more than 23 tons of cocaine belonging to the Sinaloa cartel were found in the Mexican port of Manzanillo. Mexico and the U.S. celebrated it as the biggest drug bust in Mexican history to date...
Fifteen years later, Genaro García Luna is accused of helping the cartel avoid a $50 million “fine” in connection to that bust...
Now, I break down with @maria_hinojosa how the U.S. and García Luna allegedly worked together to make it happen...
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Feb 6
We are starting week 4 of the #USAvGarciaLuna trial. Last week, we learned about shipments of cocaine that went to Mexico from Colombia and secret meetings that, allegedly, Garcia Luna had with narcos. What do you expect for this week?
Estamos empezando la cuarta semana del juicio #usavgarcialuna. La semana pasada, escuchamos sobre cargamentos de cocaína que fueron de México a Colombia y encuentros secretos que, supuestamente, García Luna tuvo con los narcos. ¿Qué esperan ustedes para esta semana?
Today's witness is a former Mexican police officer. He said he saw #GarciaLuna meeting with Arturo Beltran Leyva (trafficker) and La Barbie (hitman). He added that Garcia Luna's security team reported this incident. Did the U.S. know, and when? More to come after the break...
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Jan 16
Mañana comienza en NY el juicio contra Genaro García Luna, quien fue en México el jefe de los equivalentes a DHS & FBI. Lo acusan de ayudar al Chapo a contrabandear más de 50 toneladas de cocaína. En #USAvGarciaLuna explicamos por qué el juicio importa 🧵
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Por años, García Luna fue aliado de la DEA y la CIA. Se reunía con altos funcionarios de EEUU y recibía premios. Lo consideraban arquitecto de la "guerra contra el narco". En el ep. 1, @Maria_Hinojosa y yo explicamos por qué se le consideraba "intocable".
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El apodo de García Luna entre oficiales de EEUU era "el Hoover mexicano" en referencia a J. Edgar Hoover, ex director del FBI. En el ep. 2 te decimos quién era García Luna, por qué recibió millones de dólares de EEUU y cómo los gastó.
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