Nicolás Mollinedo Bastar, former driver of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, currently lives in Yucatán, after his family benefited from the works of the Mayan Train. This week, Nico was accused in a DEA investigation of receiving money from drug trafficking for the 2006 campaign of the now president.
Mollinedo, a native of Teapa, Tabasco, drove the famous white Nissan Tsuru which López Obrador used to move around the city when he was head of government of Mexico City. At that time, his story became popular after it was known that he earned a salary of 63 thousand pesos per month, which is a lot of money for a simple driver.
He then accompanied AMLO, also as a head of logistics, in the campaigns for the Presidency of 2006 and 2012. It was exactly in the first when, according to reports from the US anti-drug agency, the driver received from members of the Sinaloa Cartel 2 million dollars to finance the activities of the then-presidential candidate. Over the years, he also served as an official in the Cuauhtémoc delegation.
Today, Nicolás Mollinedo lives in Mérida, where he enjoys Yucatecan cuisine, in addition to showing off his taste for horses and luxury cars on social networks.
The now businessman, as he describes himself, is an active user of social networks, and on one of Nicolás Mollinedo’s publications, anybody can see the images of a well-known place that sells seafood in Mérida.
In the images he shares, “Nico” leaves evidence of his taste for good food, asl he shares photographs of expensive dishes from different high-end restaurants in Mérida and other Mexican cities suchas Villahermosa, Tabasco.
Nico has also published photos of regional food such as “Tamales de Chipilín” (AMLO’s favorites).
Regarding the DEA accusations, taken up by Anabel Hernández and Propública, Nicolás Mollinedo did not issue an opinion on social networks. However, in an interview with Mexican journalist Julio Astillero, the man categorically denied having received any money from drug trafficking organizations.
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