Ex-Sinaloa security chief in Mexico arrested in US over alleged cartel ties
Key takeaways
- Gerardo Merida Sanchez was arrested in Arizona on May 11 before being transferred to New York.
- Gerardo Merida Sanchez, 66, who served as Sinaloa’s public security secretary from September 2023 to December 2024, was arrested in Arizona on May 11 before being transferred to New York.
- He is reportedly due to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Friday and is currently being held at a federal detention facility in Brooklyn.
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Gerardo Merida Sanchez was arrested in Arizona on May 11 before being transferred to New York.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Gerardo Merida Sanchez is due to appear in court [Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Reuters Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026A former security chief in Mexico’s Sinaloa state has been taken into US custody on allegations linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, according to federal court records and reports unsealed late Thursday.
Gerardo Merida Sanchez, 66, who served as Sinaloa’s public security secretary from September 2023 to December 2024, was arrested in Arizona on May 11 before being transferred to New York.