Spanish police arrested ex-chief of Mexico's oil firm on bribery, fraud charges


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 29-05-2019 14:33 IST | Created: 29-05-2019 12:46 IST
Spanish police arrested ex-chief of Mexico's oil firm on bribery, fraud charges
Lozoya headed Pemex from 2012 to 2016 and ran former president Enrique Pena Nieto's election campaign. He is wanted for alleged bribery, tax fraud and other crimes.  Image Credit: Wikimedia
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A former chief of Mexico's state oil firm Pemex Emilio Lozoya was arrested on Tuesday in Palma de Mallorca after an arrest warrant was issued by Mexican authorities, a spokesman for the Spanish police said on Wednesday.

Lozoya headed Pemex from 2012 to 2016 and ran former president Enrique Pena Nieto's election campaign. He is wanted for alleged bribery, tax fraud and other crimes. 

(With inputs from agencies.)

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