Ex Sinaloa Security Chief Arrested in US Over Alleged Cartel Ties The arrest of Gerardo Merida Sanchez, a former security chief in Mexico's Sinaloa state, has shed light on a disturbing trend: the intersection of politics and organized crime.
Merida Sanchez was head of security in one of Mexico's most violent states and allegedly accepted over $100,000 in monthly cash bribes from Los Chapitos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's sons.
According to federal court records, Merida Sanchez used his position to shield the group's operations and even leaked sensitive intelligence to the cartel.