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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 8 January 2020

This Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, photo provided by Aaron Merculief
shows lava flowing from a vent on the Shishaldin Volcano, as
seen from Cold Bay, Alaska about 58 miles North East of Shishal-
din.
Associated Press
Aleutian volcano

spews up ash cloud In this Sept. 3, 2009 file photo, Mexico's then Federal Secretary of Public Safety, Genaro Garcia
Luna speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Mexico City.
Associated Press
in two strong bursts Mexico former top cop in NY

By DAN JOLING nounced. The later erup-
Associated Press tion increased the volume plea talks over drug bribe case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) of ash.
— A volcano in Alaska's Wind continued to push
Aleutian Islands spewed the ash cloud northeast By CLAUDIA TORRENS García Luna, 51, was in- ecutors alleged in a court
ash into flight paths, into the eastern Bering Sea NEW YORK (AP) — Mexi- dicted in New York on filing this month that Gar-
prompting a warning to pi- and away from jet airlin- can former top security of- three counts of cocaine cía Luna had accepted
lots by the National Weath- ers flying between North ficial Genaro García Luna trafficking conspiracy and "tens of millions of dollars"
er Service. America and Asia. is in talks on a possible plea a false statements charge. in bribes — often briefcases
Shishaldin Volcano erupt- However, the National agreement with federal He pleaded not guilty on full of cash — to protect the
ed at 5 a.m. Tuesday, the Weather Service upgraded prosecutors in New York, Friday. cartel.
Alaska Volcano Observa- its alert level to a warning. where he is charged with Kuo ordered him detained During Guzmán's 2018 trial
tory announced, and sent Trace amounts of ash were accepting millions in drug- after Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York, jurors heard
up an initial ash cloud to expected to fall on com- money bribes from the Erin Reid argued he would former cartel member
19,000 feet (5791.2 meters). munities as far away as notorious Sinaloa cartel of pose an "unacceptable risk Jesús Zambada testify that
Clouds initially obscured Sand Point about 140 miles convicted kingpin Joaquín of flight" if released. Garcia he personally made at least
the mountain, but satel- (225 kilometers) east of the "El Chapo" Guzmán. Luna's lawyer, Cesar de $6 million in secret pay-
lite imagery confirmed the volcano. A court document filed Castro, said he would ask ments to García Luna on
ash cloud, U.S. Geological Seismic activity greatly di- Monday says lawyers for the court at a later date behalf of his older brother,
Survey geophysicist Hans minished after noon. García Luna and prosecu- for his client to be granted cartel boss Ismael "El Mayo"
Schwaiger said. The eruptions were con- tors are engaged in negoti- bail. A message seeking Zambada.
Seismicity diminished for firmed by lighting and sat- ations, "which they believe comment was sent to de The witness said he met
a few hours, but it then ellite data, the observatory are likely to result in a dis- Castro. García Luna in a restaurant
increased again. During said. More explosions could position of this case without The former security chief between 2005 and 2006
the increase, the volca- occur or activity could sig- trial," according to the filing was viewed as the point and gave him a suitcase
no spewed an ash cloud nificantly decrease with signed by García Luna, his man for Mexico's drug war containing $3 million. A that
to 25,000 feet (7,620 me- little warning, according to lawyer, a prosecutor and under then-President Felipe time García Luna was in
ters), the observatory an- the observatory.q magistrate Judge Peggy Calderón, who governed charge of Mexico's Federal
Kuo. from 2006 to 2012. U.S. pros- Investigation Agency.q