| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
In shock move, U.S. abandons drugs case against ex-Mexican defense minister
In shock move, U.S. abandons drugs case against ex-Mexican defense minister
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against ex-Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico, saying “sensitive” foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case. (Reuters, 17.11.2020)
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mexico-corruption-usa/in-shock-move-u-s-abandons-drugs-case-against-ex-mexican-defense-minister-idUKKBN27X318