The General Tax Office of Mexico announces these juveniles that will not initiate criminal proceedings against the Secretary of Defense of Mexico Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, which United States has accused of money laundering and narcotics traffic and the withdrawal of cargoes in the midst of complaints from Mexican authorities.
“It follows the conclusion that Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda never met anyone with the members of the criminal organization investigated by the North American authorities; and even if he communicated alone with them, no action was taken to protect him.
Agreed with the Fiscalia document, lieu of an investigation, tampoco find proof that Cienfuegos hubiera emitido orden alguna to favor a no delictive group. Regarding the analysis of its patrimonial situation and tax obligations, the authorities will also find dates of illegal entry.
“For the reasons given above, and based on the reasoning and evidence in the corresponding carpet, the General Taxation of the Republic, under the auspices of the Special Procurement Agency in Organizational Delinquency (SEIDO), has determined the ownership of the account, in favor of General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda “.
The charges against Cienfuegos in the EU
Cienfuegos, who held the title of Secretary of Defense for National Defense (SEDENA) during the tenure of President Enrique Peña Nieto, died 34 days ago in a federal prison arrest following his arrest on October 15 at the Los Angeles Airport.
The Department of Justice alleges that during the two months, December 2015 to February 2017, Cienfuegos Zepeda received a statement from a cell of the organization of the Beltrán Leyva named Kartel H-2. The DEA confirms that the general tenia communicates directly with the cartel’s boss, Juan Francisco Patrón Sánchez, who was abducted by the Mexican Marina three years ago.
The indictment originated in the New York District of New York from the Federal Tax Office indicating that the general withdrew sameswering to traffick cargoes of heroin, cocaine, methane fetamine and marijuana mientras era el titular de la SEDENA. In this era, the Cartel H-2 dominated in Nayarit and a part of Sinaloa, while it operated operators in various United States cities, between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
This criminal organization assassinates and tortures on its own merits, while aggregating to its name high-ranking public officials, such as Cienfuegos. According to the tax authorities, this cooperation permits the capture of rivals, liberates members of the detained cartel in operations and follows drug trafficking in the United States “without interference with the forces of the Mexican Order”.
As a matter of fact, one month after the arrest of the Cienfuegos, the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the United States announced that it was withdrawing its cargoes in exchange for being prosecuted. The controversial decision was made despite the fact that the Mexican governor expressed his dissatisfaction and did not give notice of the advance of this investigation.
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