Jesús "El Rey" Zambada testified this Monday in the trial against Genaro García Luna, former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico, and said that he paid him at least US$ 5 million in exchange for protection for his brother Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, one of the leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel.
During the trial, which is in its fourth week in New York, the former Mexican official refused to testify and pleaded not guilty to all charges, which include participation in an ongoing criminal enterprise and conspiracy to obtain, import and distribute thousands of kilograms of cocaine in the US