The Cienfuegos affair.
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Thu. Dec 8, 2022
Two years ago, the DEA arrested a Mexican general, hoping to lay bare the high-level corruption at the heart of organized crime. Then the case fell apart — and took down U.S.-Mexican cooperation on drug policy with it.
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How the most significant corruption case against a Mexican official fell apart.
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