The United States on Saturday (January 16) dismissed Mexico's accusation of fabricating evidence against former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos, arrested in Los Angeles for drug trafficking before being returned to his country to be judged there.
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The documents published by Mexico (...) show that the case against General Cienfuegos was not invented from scratch
", assures the US Department of Justice in a statement.