Year-Ending Corruption Scandal

A major in the Mexican army who served on Felipe Calderón's personal guard detail and had previously participated in one of the more high-profile investigations in recent years (into the videotaped execution of several Zetas by a member of the AFI) was discovered taking payments from the La Barbie, who is linked to the Beltrán Leyvas, and the Zetas. Oddly, he was taking payments from both before the two had allied themselves.