By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mexico has ruled that drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman can be extradited to the U.S. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department ruled on the issue, according to the Associated Press. Guzman can appeal, which could delay the move by weeks or months, AP reported. The U.S. has guaranteed Mexico that Guzman will…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Seven Colombian nationals have been extradited to the U.S. to face charges relating to the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent James Terry Watson, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. “With the extradition of these suspects, we are one step closer to ensuring that justice is served for the kidnapping and murder…
(dea photo) By Allan Lengel For AOL News In the eyes of Russian officials, Viktor Bout is an innocent businessman being railroaded — quite contrary to the American view that he’s a cunning and dangerous arms dealer worthy of the moniker “Merchant of Death.” Clad in black T-shirt and black sweat pants, Bout briefly appeared…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A suspected member of the violent Juarez Drug Cartel in Mexico has been extradited to the states, the DEA in El Paso said. Felipe DOMINGUEZ-Vargas was extradited on Aug. 10 and made his initial appearance on drug charges in U.S. District Court in El Paso on Monday, according to Joseph M….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Jamaican gang leader Christopher “Dudus” Coke, whose loyalty in his country set off a bloodletting after the U.S. came after him, was sent to New York on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. Coke not only had plenty supporters in Jamaica, but in the U.S. as well. Federal prosecutors filed court…
By Matt Castello ticklethewire.com A man who represented the interests of a major Colombian drug cartel in Mexico, has been extradited to New York to stand trial, authorities said. Pedro Antonio Bermudez, known as “El Arquitecto,” was arrested in Mexico City on Oct. 2, 2008 and remained in Mexican custody until his extradition to the…
