Mexico's former defense minister was detained by US authorities at Los Angeles International Airport, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard says
Ebrard said he was informed of the detention by US Ambassador to Mexico, Christopher Landau. Charges against Cienfuegos Zepeda have not been announced, and US authorities have not yet confirmed his detention.Read More CNN spoke to a US Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman, who said they could not confirm or deny the detention.
Ebrard added that the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles would inform him of the charges in the next few hours and provide consular assistance to Cienfuegos Zepeda. Cienfuegos Zepeda served as Mexico's defense minister from 2012 to 2018, under President Enrique Peña Nieto.CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the former defense minister General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.
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