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...first, he remained calm, joking with his captors that "you're going to be hearing from me." But by the time Garcia Abrego reached the capital, President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon had already decided against keeping him in Mexico. Instead, the President ordered him hustled onto a jet and flown to the U.S., where he is wanted on 20 charges, including drug trafficking, money laundering and murder, and is featured on the FBI's 10-most-wanted list. (He is the first international drug dealer ever to make that dishonor roll.) When he realized where he was headed, Garcia...
...police officials and possibly even Cabinet members who may have been accepting his bribes. In Mexico the pressure to suppress Garcia Abrego's information about corruption could be overwhelming, so it is more likely to come out in a U.S. court. The expulsion may thus be a reflection of Zedillo's commitment to rooting out corruption. "There is a better chance that the truth will emerge in the U.S.," says a senior Mexican official. "We aren't afraid of that happening...
There are many, however, who should be. Among them may be former President Salinas and his brother Raul. After Zedillo's election, both men fell into disgrace: Raul is now in jail near Mexico City and Carlos is living in self-imposed exile in Cuba. Raul was originally arrested for his alleged role in the murder of Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, secretary-general of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party. But evidence has recently surfaced suggesting--although not yet proving--that he may have been linked with Garcia Abrego's gulf cartel. Perhaps most damning is the suspicion that when Salinas...
TALKING BACK TO ZEDILLO...
Regarding your talk with Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo [INTERVIEW, June 19], I would ask if he is living in the same politically corrupt, crime-ridden, economically bankrupt country as I am. Or is he living in paradise with Alice in Wonderland? Come on, Mr. President, face reality: your five-year economic plan is a pipe dream. Get real. Talk to the people, not just to the sycophants who surround you and live in luxury. Luis C. Calvillo Mexico City...