NYT COLUMNIST Alan Feuer;
We haven't heard much about CIA at the Chapo trial yet--and we're not likely to.
In a new filing last night, prosecutors say that an upcoming witness (unnamed) once heard second-hand that a trafficker he knew (also unnamed) had bought planes from, and was working with, the CIA.
3:03 AM - 4 Jan 2019
EL CHAPO GUZMAN TRIAL JUDGE BANS MENTION OF FAST AND FURIOUS, DEA COLLABORATION/IMMUNITY DEAL, AND CIA SUPPLIED AIRPLANES TO THE CARTEL.
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EL CHAPO ATTORNEY Lichtman's letter also references a claim from Alex Cifuentes that his brother Pacho [Former pilot for Pablo Escobar] purchased planes from the CIA
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COLOMBIAN VP CHARGED SINALOA CARTEL SUPPLIERS (CIFUENTES FAMILY) MILLIONS TO CONTINUE BUSINESS WITH MEDELLIN CARTEL. VP OSCAR NARANJO CHARGED FOR PROTECTION (IN OFFICE UNTIL AUGUST, 2018)
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AMLO employee took bribes during a previous campaign. {Newly unsealed filing says El Mayo's brother allegedly bribed an individual who worked with Mexico's current president (@lopezobrador_) on his failed 2008 presidential campaign}
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Pena Nieto Took $100 million from El Chapo after asking for $250 million
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SINALOA CARTEL CONTROLLED MEXICO CITY AIRPORT
100 TON DRUG SHIPMENT IN PEMEX OIL TANKERS PLANNED IN MEETING WITH PEMEX OFFICIALS
50 TON "COKE TRAINS" SENT ACROSS THE BORDER IN MEXICAN GAS COMPANY TANKERS
20 TON SHIPMENT SANK AT SEA BY DRUGGED OUT SHIP CAPTAIN, LATER RECOVERED AND SOLD BY AMADO CARILLO FUENTES / JUAREZ CARTEL
PROSECUTION WITNESS ALEX Cifuentes was evasive when asked about the bribe to a purported DEA agent: "My brother did that. I don't know if it was a bribe or a gift," he said.
The brother he's referencing is Francisco "Pacho" Cifuentes, who led of the family's drug empire until he was murdered in 2007
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Full coverage here;
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/nyregion/el-chapo-trial.html
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