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Former Sinaloa Security Chief Arrested in US on Drug Cartel Bribery Charges
Gerardo Merida Sanchez, the former security chief of Mexico's Sinaloa state, was arrested in Arizona and transferred to New York on charges of taking bribes from the Sinaloa drug cartel. The indictment alleges he received over $100,000 monthly to protect the cartel's operations. The case has heightened tensions between the U.S. and Mexico.