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Sedan of General Mérida, Accused by the U.S.

Summary by diario.mx
The Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) has distinguished itself from retired General Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, former Secretary of Public Security of Sinaloa who is facing criminal proceedings in the United States. The Secretary of Defense, Ricardo Trevilla, said that the state governments are the ones who make the appointments and that the participation of the unit is limited to issuing opinions when they are required. "They are the government…

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It is a discussion that is worthwhile: How much responsibility the Armed Forces have if generals or marines, even in a situation of retirement, lead public security or prosecutorial work in some federal entity. Yesterday, in the morning, the general secretary of the Defense, Ricardo Trevilla, dissociated himself from the action of the retired general Gerardo Mérida, who, after appearing a month and a half ago in an accusation of the Department o…

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The Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) has distinguished itself from retired General Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, former Secretary of Public Security of Sinaloa who is facing criminal proceedings in the United States. The Secretary of Defense, Ricardo Trevilla, said that the state governments are the ones who make the appointments and that the participation of the unit is limited to issuing opinions when they are required. "They are the government…

The head of the National Defense Secretariat, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, said that the institution does not maintain a working relationship with Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, after the retreating general turned himself over to U.S. authorities to face charges for alleged links with the Los Chapitos faction. During a public statement, Trevilla explained that Mérida [...] La entrada Defensa se deslinda de Gerardo Mérida tras incenso por conjuntos con Los C…

The secretary of the National Defense, Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, detached himself from the case of Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, former Secretary of Public Security of Sinaloa accused in the United States of alleged ties with the faction of the Chapitos of the Sinaloa Cartel, and said that the retired military has not maintained any employment relationship with the Armed Forces since 2022.

The head of the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena), Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, left the Army of responsibilities for the appointment of Gerardo Mérida Sánchez as Secretary of Security of Sinaloa on Tuesday, although he acknowledged that the military institution did give his opinion and recommendation to the government of Rubén Rocha Moya about the currently arrested and accused of drug trafficking. “The governments of the states are autonomous. …

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June 16.- The head of the Secretary of National Defense (Defense), General Ricardo Trevilla, said that his office has no connection with Gerardo Mérida, former Secretary of Public Security in Sinaloa, who surrendered to the justice system of the United States, after being accused in that country of having links with organized crime. The Defense “has nothing to say about this matter. It is a subject that is specifically carried out by the Attorne…

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oem.com.mx broke the news on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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