- called ▁c oca ine ▁coup ▁was ▁itself ▁generally ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁c oca ine ▁" ma f ia ," ▁which ▁b rib ed ▁certain ▁military ▁officers . ▁García ▁Me za ▁reported ly ▁ruled ▁with ▁an ▁" inner ▁cabinet " ▁of ▁leading ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁military ▁officers ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁c oca ine ▁trade . ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁minister s — Col onel ▁A riel ▁C oca ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Luis ▁Ar ce ▁Gó mez — w ere ▁well - known ▁" god f athers " ▁of ▁the ▁industry . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁approximately ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁pro sec utions ▁were ▁under ▁way ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁em be zz lement ▁of ▁state ▁funds ▁by ▁civil ▁servants , ▁said ▁to ▁amount ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁US $ 1 0 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Congress ▁charged ▁García ▁Me za ▁and ▁fifty - five ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁colle agues ▁with ▁sed ition , ▁armed ▁u pr ising , ▁tre ason , ▁gen o cide , ▁murder , ▁tort ure , ▁fra ud ▁against ▁the ▁state , ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁cr imes ▁against ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁and ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁however , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁susp ended ▁the ▁first ▁hearing ▁in ▁García ▁Me za ' s ▁murder ▁trial , ▁after ▁his ▁defense ▁demanded ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁three ▁jud ges ▁whom ▁it ▁charged ▁had