Mexico's Defense Secretary, Ricardo Trevilla, clarified that his agency has no current ties to Gerardo Mérida, the former Sinaloa security chief recently arrested in the US. Trevilla emphasized that the military had no influence over the retired general's state-level appointment. This statement aims to sever federal military connections to the ongoing high-profile arrest case.

Ricardo Trevilla afirmó que la dependencia a su cargo no tuvo ninguna injerencia en el nombramiento del general en retiro para el cargo que ocupó en Sinaloa