![]() Rey said he was told by an associate of Arturo Beltrán-Leyva that Genaro García Luna was receiving monthly payments of $1.5 million to help the Sinaloa Cartel while he was in charge of AFI. Rey on why García Luna was so valuable to the cartel: "You could work a lot, there was a lot of security, there was support given with the fighting and the hitmen, it was very important." After paying off García Luna, he was told that "he was going to provide protection to my brother (El Mayo), he's not going to bother him, he's going to keep on working just as he had been."Īfter Rey personally bribed GGL in 2006, he said: "He said there's no problems with my brother (El Mayo), he'd make sure he had no direct prosecutions or investigations." He was told Arturo Beltran Leyva had a similar arrangement. Rey Zambada continues to testify, describing corruption at every level of Mexico's govt. These payments always had to be made."Īccording to Rey Zambada, García Luna also allegedly told the Sinaloa Cartel he would let them "choose personnel" for certain federal police assignments, usually the "Yankee," as they called the commanders of the "plazas" controlled by the cartel. Rey Zambada says corruption payments were typically made through a lawyer named Oscar Parades who was a trusted associate of El Mayo: "I was the person who gave the money to Oscar and he would give it to Palomino. "We wouldn't be able to work without that help… it was a very safe way to work." ![]() He said his payroll included members of Mexico's PGR, AFI, and federal highway and port officers. Rey Zambada ran the Mexico City airport for the Sinaloa Cartel from 2000 to his arrest in 2008. The amount would vary "depending on what the govt allowed for." They used small private jets from Venezuela and large cargo planes capable of carrying 1-5 tons. Rey said federal police officers at the Mexico City airport would help unload cocaine shipments. They took Chapo to CDMX because it was under Rey's control. Rey recounted some of his testimony from the Chapo trial, describing how he and El Mayo sent a helicopter to rescue Chapo from the army during the manhunt after his 2001 prison escape. ![]() Federal Police unloaded 1-5 Tonnes of drugs per flight at Mexico City Airport.
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