Now, a judge issued a formal prison sentence against Osiel Cárdenas Guillénformer leader of The Zetas for crimes against health; It is the second of 3 proceedings against him, which have been reactivated since his extradition to Mexico.
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This was announced by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) in a statement in which he detailed that he obtained a formal prison order against the former leader of the Gulf Cartel:
“Due to his probable criminal responsibility in the crime of organized crime in his hypothesis of crimes against health (…) Osiel ‘C’ belonged to a criminal organization in which he allegedly exercised leadership and made alliances with members of various criminal gangs, in addition to trafficking drugs in the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, and Guerrero.”
Yesterday it was announced that “El Padrino”, interned in the “Altiplano”, was also informed of a formal prison order against him for the alleged crime of homicide against 6 people.
Cardenas Guillen was extradited to Mexico on December 17, and hours after arriving Tijuana, Baja California was arrested by elements of the FGR.
The FGR He explained that after his arrest the proceedings against him were reactivated, therefore:
“For these crimes, it is estimated that Osiel ‘N’ will receive an approximate sentence of up to 730 years in prison for the pending arrest warrants, plus the penalties resulting from the processes that will be reactivated.”
This, because the FGR has 3 arrest warrants pending to be completed against Donkey “N”, for qualified homicide, organized crime and against health.
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén in prison
After passing 14 years in prison in the United States, Osiel Cárdenas Guillén arrives in Mexico. US authorities indicate that this is the result of a criminal investigation.
“The successful deportation of Osiel Cárdenas, a well-known international fugitive. It underscores our unwavering commitment to public safety and justice,” said Samuel Olson, Director of ERO’s Chicago Field Office in a statement.
According to what was shared by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)Cárdenas entered the United States on August 27, 1992 in Brownsville, Texas. With a border crossing card that allowed him to be within 40 kilometers of the border between United States and Mexico.
That same day he was arrested for drug possession and sent to the Cameron County Jail in the same city.
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén was leader of the Zetas and in this criminal organization he was known as “Godfather”, “Memo” and “He kills friends”.
On December 23, 1993, he was transferred to Mexico due to the treaty between EU and Mexicoon the Execution of Criminal Sentences.
In Mexico began to have ties with the Gulf Cartelan organization of which he also became leader. In 2003 he was arrested again for drug trafficking, extortion of US agents and money laundering.
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By 2005, Mexico extradited Osiel Cárdenas to the United States. In 2010 he pleaded guilty to charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and extortion. He was given a sentence of 25 years in prison, in addition to this he had to pay 50 million dollars.
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