AMLO questions U.S. case against Cienfuegos (Jan. 25, 2021)
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) should carry out an internal investigation into the conduct of its case against former Mexican defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos. The case has strained relations between the U.S. and Mexico, and now the ongoing fall out threatens to cloud the relationship with new U.S. President Joe Biden. Tensions rose initially, in November, when U.S. authorities detained Cienfuegos in Los Angeles, and then this month when Mexico's attorney general dropped the charges against Cienfuegos and released a confidential dossier of evidence shared by the U.S.
AMLO questions U.S. case against Cienfuegos (Jan. 25, 2021)
AMLO questions U.S. case against Cienfuegos…
AMLO questions U.S. case against Cienfuegos (Jan. 25, 2021)
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) should carry out an internal investigation into the conduct of its case against former Mexican defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos. The case has strained relations between the U.S. and Mexico, and now the ongoing fall out threatens to cloud the relationship with new U.S. President Joe Biden. Tensions rose initially, in November, when U.S. authorities detained Cienfuegos in Los Angeles, and then this month when Mexico's attorney general dropped the charges against Cienfuegos and released a confidential dossier of evidence shared by the U.S.