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Genaro García Luna is a priority for Mexico

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García Luna was arrested on drug trafficking charges in the U.S. - Photo: Lucia Godínez/EL UNIVERSAL
16/12/2019 |10:46
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Genaro García Luna is a priority for Mexico

We've been told that on Tuesday when returns to court in Dallas, Texas, Mexico's Attorney General will pay a lot of attention. We've been told that the Attorney General's Office will keep its eyes open and will write down all the charges against García Luna because all this will be useful to request the U.S. Department of Justice for information o strengthen the investigation in Mexico and the possible request to extradite the former security chief to Mexico. The thing is that this case has become a priority for Mexican authorities .

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