news El Financiero 2026-08-17

Former Sinaloa Security Chief Released from New York Prison, Negotiating Informant Deal

Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, former security chief of Sinaloa, has been released from a New York prison and is reportedly negotiating a deal to become a U.S. informant regarding drug cartel ties.

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