Federal agents arrested Mexico’s former top security official and charged him with receiving millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel while he was in charge of the country’s war on drug gangs from 2006 to 2012, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

H/T: WSJ

Here's a great unroll with details about the arrest and related charges.

Halo!, the unroll you asked for: Thread by @keegan_hamilton: Genaro Garcia Luna, the Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006-2012, has been… https://t.co/TrkpclHaz2. Talk to you soon. 🤖 — Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) December 16, 2019

Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former public security secretary, was charged with taking millions of dollars in bribes while in office to protect the Sinaloa Cartelhttps://t.co/lqXmfBUnHb — Kirk de Gooyer (@kirkdegooyer) December 15, 2019

Santiago Nieto, the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit, revealed that at least 11 people are linked to the investigation against #GenaroGarcíaLuna; those 11 alleged accomplices include his wife and sister (via @Univ_Justicia)https://t.co/4X6vNPwMWX — EL UNIVERSAL English (@Univ_inenglish) December 15, 2019

Interesting... "GENARO GARCIA LUNA, and others"... and others. May the drama begin!



¿Quiénes son "los otros"? Stay tuned... pic.twitter.com/4NByFKBElK — Julio Madrid 🌐 (@juliomadrid) December 11, 2019

In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, a former top Mexican security official allegedly allowed the Sinaloa cartel to operate with impunity.



Genaro Garcia Luna served as the secretary of public security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012.https://t.co/vwtvY2yANP — skepticalifornia (@skepticaliblog) December 11, 2019

Genaro García Luna, who was also the head of Mexico's federal police in his role as security minister, is accused of allowing the cartel of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to operate in Mexico in exchange for bribes.https://t.co/HojevMZI0O — OCCRP (@OCCRP) December 12, 2019

Architect of Mexico’s war on drugs held in Texas for taking cartel bribes



Genaro García Luna allowed the Sinaloa cartel to operate with impunity in exchange for briefcases stuffed with cash.https://t.co/PX0yRNpR1t — End Prohibition (@afterprohibends) December 11, 2019