U.S. judge signals slow-moving corruption trial for former Mexican security chief
The arrest of Garcia Luna in Dallas last month sent shockwaves across Mexico, where he spearheaded the country's "War On Drugs" for many years beginning in 2006.Federal Judge Brian Cogan in New York granted U.S. prosecutors' request to declare the trial "complex," which effectively waives the need to bring a person to trial within 70 days once they have been indicted, as stipulated under the U.S. Speedy Trial Act.U.S. prosecutors allege Garcia Luna, 51, took millions of dollars in bribes from th
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