By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — A Mexican citizen charged in the death of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in 2008 was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. on Thursday, authorities announced.
Jesus Navarro-Montes arrived in Houston and is expected to be transferred to San Diego to stand trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
A superseding indictment filed in San Diego charged Navarro-Montes with federal narcotics violations and second-degree murder in the death of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent Luis Aguilar on Jan. 19, 2008, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Authorities say the defendant allegedly struck and killed the agent with a Hummer H2 vehicle in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area in Imperial County, Calif.
