What was the route that El R used to traffic drugs to the US?

2024-07-19 17:01:16

US authorities have revealed what was the route that Rodrigo Omar Páez Quintero, alias, used ‘The R’for drugs traffic from Mexico to USA. According to reports, ‘The R’ moved narcotics from Sonoyta, in Sonorato the Lukeville Port of Entry, which connects Mexican Federal Highway 8 with State Route 85. Arizona.

During his time as head of the Caborca ​​Cartel, ‘The R’ He was trafficking heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl. Investigations by the United States Department of Justice indicate that these substances were moved through the aforementioned route, passing through the city of Ajo, in Pima County, and subsequently distributed in Phoenix.

‘El R’, nephew of Rafael Caro Quinterowas extradited to the United States on July 14 and two days later had his first court appearance in a District Court in Tucson, Arizona. During the hearing, prosecutor Gary Restaino filed charges of conspiracy to traffic fentanyl and other drugs from Mexico to Phoenix.

Charges and possible sentences

The charges against Paez Quintero They highlight their participation in at least nine episodes of drug trafficking between 2017 and March 2019. Each of these charges could result in a life sentence in prison and a fine of up to $10 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

‘El R’ was arrested in April 2023 and a judge at the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the North Prison approved his extradition to the United StatesDespite filing an appeal alleging human rights violations in the U.S. criminal justice system, his request was denied and the extradition process continued.

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2024-07-19 17:01:16