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A infamous Mexican drug lord who led a bloodthirsty cartel has been faraway from the U.S. and handed over to authorities in Mexico, the place U.S. officers say he’s wished for murder and different costs.
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, 57, was handed over to Mexican regulation enforcement with out incident after serving 14 years in U.S. custody, most of his 25-year U.S. jail sentence, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stated on Monday.
Mexican authorities instantly re-arrested Cárdenas Guillén and took him to the nation’s prime maximum-security Altiplano jail simply west of Mexico Metropolis, a Mexican federal official advised The Related Press. The official, who was not approved to be quoted by title, stated the fees associated to medicine, organized crime and money-laundering.
ICE stated Cárdenas Guillén is needed in Mexico for murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. It’s presumed he was deported to Mexico since he’s a Mexican citizen.
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Osiel Cardenas Guillen, 57, was returned to Mexico and handed over to Mexican authorities, ICE stated Monday. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
ICE shared a photograph of a bespectacled and balding Cárdenas Guillén, who was as soon as feared all through Mexico for his violent repute. The previous drug lord’s palms had been shackled and two officers in helmets and flak vests held every of his arms.
Cardenas Guillen is seen leaving a federal courthouse after pleading not responsible to costs related to working a cartel, in Houston, Feb. 9, 2007. (AP Picture/Pat Sullivan, File)
Cárdenas Guillén’s nickname was “El Mata Amigos,” or “The one who kills his mates,” and the 57-year-old as soon as moved tons of cocaine and made tens of millions of {dollars} whereas main the Gulf cartel, based mostly within the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros.
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He later created the Zetas, probably the most vicious gang of hitmen Mexico has ever recognized. They routinely dedicated acts of terror that concerned slaughtering dozens of individuals, decapitating them or dumping heaps of hacked-up our bodies on roadways, The Related Press reported.
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén is escorted by members of Mexico’s Federal Company of Investigations in Mexico Metropolis in January 2007. (Reuters/Legal professional Common’s workplace)
Cárdenas Guillén was finally captured in 2003 and extradited to the U.S. 4 years later.
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In 2010, Cárdenas Guillén was sentenced to 25 years in jail on costs, together with threatening to assault and homicide federal brokers, and was ordered to forfeit $50 million from his felony enterprise.
Fox Information’ Greg Norman and The Related Press contributed to this report.
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