- Mexican judge jails former drug boss recently released in the US
- They impose preventive detention for Eduardo Arellano Félix, former head of the Tijuana cartel
- The Mexican drug trafficker was released on August 18 from a federal prison in Pennsylvania
Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix. The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported on the afternoon of this Sunday, August 29, that a Mexican judge imposed preventive detention for the renowned drug trafficker Eduardo Arellano Félix, former head of the Tijuana cartel, who was deported from the United States a few days ago, according to Efe Agency
It should be remembered that the delivery of Eduardo Arellano Félix to Mexico took place on August 23 at the New International Bridge, which connects the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas with Brownsville, Texas, in the midst of a strong security operation. The famous drug lord was released from the prison in which he was held in Pennsylvania.
Judge dictates order of formal imprisonment to Eduardo Arellano Félix
The person in charge of issuing the sentence against Arellano Félix was the Second District Judge of Federal Criminal Proceedings in the State of Mexico, Enrique Beltrán Santes, who took as a background the organized crime crimes that the famous criminal had committed, according to Infobae.
The Public Ministry assured that the judge issued a “formal prison order against a person for being likely responsible for the crime of organized crime for the purpose of committing crimes against health.” It should be remembered that he was imprisoned in the high security prison of the Altiplano, participated by videoconference in the hearing, in which “he reserved his right to testify,” the Prosecutor’s Office explained.
Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix: Delivered to Mexico
It should be remembered that last Monday the United States government handed over Eduardo Arellano Félix to Mexico in a transfer that occurred at the New International Bridge, which connects the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas with Brownsville, Texas, to dictate the sentence. .
The Mexican drug trafficker was released on August 18 from a federal prison in Pennsylvania where he was serving a 15-year sentence on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to use illicit profits in the United States, Efe Agency reported this Sunday.
Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix: What is the formal prison order?
“The order of formal imprisonment is a resolution that fixes the litigation in the criminal process, since it specifies both the crime for which the process is going to continue, as well as the facts to which the criminal case is going to be limited”. defines the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, according to Infobae.
It should be noted that drug trafficker Eduardo Arellano Félix was arrested in Tijuana on October 25, 2008 after a shooting in a residential area of Mesa de Otay. He was the last of four brothers persecuted by the US authorities for leading the Tijuana Cartel.
Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix: “The Doctor” is arrested again
According to the brief message from the Prosecutor’s Office, “an arrest warrant was issued for organized crime and other crimes” against Arellano Félix, known as “The Doctor.” The Mexican drug trafficker was released on August 18 from a federal prison in Pennsylvania where he was serving a 15-year sentence on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to use illicit profits in the United States.
The 64-year-old Mexican did not complete his sentence as a result of his extensive cooperation with US authorities, which began in May 2013 when he pleaded guilty. Part of the agreement with the government in accepting his guilt included that he be convicted of only two of the seven charges he was charged with when he was extradited from Mexico in August 2012.
Eduardo Arellano Félix judgment: He was in ICE custody
Upon his release from jail, he was taken into custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) pending deportation. The Arellano Félix brothers’ cartel monopolized drug trafficking routes for more than 20 years through Tijuana, in northwestern Mexico.
The group’s former leader, Benjamín Arellano Félix, was extradited from Mexico in April 2011 and sentenced to 25 years in prison in a federal court in San Diego in April 2012, while Francisco Javier Arellano Félix is serving a life sentence after his death. captured in 2006 by the US Coast Guard.
Eduardo Arellano Félix Sentence: The former head of the Tijuana cartel released
Mexican drug trafficker Eduardo Arellano Félix, former head of the Tijuana cartel, was released last Wednesday from a federal prison in Pennsylvania, where he was serving a 15-year sentence on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to use illicit profits in the United States. United.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP, for its acronym in English) confirmed to the Efe news agency that Arellano Félix, known as “The Doctor”, was no longer in their custody. Although he had been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the 64-year-old Mexican did not complete his sentence.
The Mexican drug lord was released
This, as a result of his extensive cooperation with the US authorities, which began in May 2013 when he pleaded guilty. Part of the agreement with the Government when accepting his guilt, included that he be convicted of only two of the seven charges he was charged with when he was extradited from Mexico in August 2012.
Eduardo Arellano Félix, known as “The Doctor” was in a low-security federal prison in Allentown, Pennsylvania, according to BOP data. The information page on the kingpin would be updated by the end of Wednesday, the news agency explained to Efe. Filed Under: Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix
The powerful drug lord was sent to Mexico
Just on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of Foreign Relations, confirmed that the United States changed the status of Eduardo Arellano Félix, alias “El Doctor” and the last leader of the Tijuana Cartel, so that he would not be deported to Mexico, but now that your information has been delivered has been denied.
According to information from Reform, this ‘powerful drug dealer’ would be named as a protected witness: “The information we have is that his status was changed, yesterday our legal officer notified us of that. The United States has no obligation to tell us why, but what we assume or presume is that the condition of the witness has changed ”. Filed Under: Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix
He was extradited to the United States in 2012
As reported by the Reforma news agency, the Tijuana Cartel dominated Mexico’s border with the United States since the 1980s. The drug trafficker Eduardo Arellano Félix, also known as “El Doctor”, was extradited on August 31, 2012 to the United States.
This country claimed him for the crimes of criminal association, organized crime, against health and money laundering. After his trial, he pleaded guilty to being the financial manager of the Cartel with his last name, and a judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison, of which he did not finish serving them. Filed Under: Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix
Arrest warrant
According to the Reform Agency, upon entering the Aztec country, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) executed an arrest warrant against Arellano and transferred him to the Altiplano Prison, in the State of Mexico. According to the same news agency, the arrest warrant against Arellano Félix was issued by a Control judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center of Almoloya de Juárez, for the crimes of organized crime, against health and criminal association.
“There have already been previous cases, it is most likely, but we will confirm it. But if they changed their status, it means that they will not be deported to Mexico on Wednesday, “said Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard at the press conference of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico a few days ago. Filed Under: Judgment Eduardo Arellano Félix