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Mexico Extradites Key Witness in Case Against Generals
Though El Grande may be able to testify over video link, there is a poor record of witnesses continuing to collaborate with Mexican justice once they have been sent to the US
120529  mexico  narcotrafficking  corruption  uspolicy  extraditions 
yesterday by isacson
Mexico extradites drug boss involved in corruption probe | Reuters
While in Mexican detention, Villarreal testified that military officers received money from the Beltran Leyva cartel
120524  mexico  narcotrafficking  corruption  uspolicy  extraditions 
5 days ago by isacson
Drug cartel lieutenant extradited to US from Mexico to face racketeering, drug charges - The Washington Post
U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said Wednesday that Armando Villareal Heredia is the lead defendant in a 43-defendant prosecution against the Fernando Sanchez-Arellano Organization
120524  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
5 days ago by isacson
Proceso » PGR entrega a “El Grande” a la DEA
El gobierno de México extraditó este martes a Estados Unidos a Sergio Villarreal Barragán, “El Grande”, quien fuera operador del cartel de los hermanos Beltrán Leyva
120523  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
6 days ago by isacson
Venezuela exige extradición de Aponte - Estados Unidos - ElNuevoHerald.com
En declaraciones que dejan entrever la preocupación oficial sobre las explosivas revelaciones del ex magistrado, Maduro acusó a la DEA de ser una herramienta de Washington para atentar contra los “procesos revolucionarios”
120515  venezuela  uspolicy  corruption  extraditions 
14 days ago by isacson
Tribunal de Guatemala autoriza extradición a EEUU de supuesto narco - ElFaro.net
Ortiz es el segundo presunto capo guatemalteco al que un tribunal concede la extradición. El 20 de febrero otro tribunal la autorizó para Elio Lorenzana
120301  guatemala  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
12 weeks ago by isacson
EUA deportará a general Vides Casanova, dicen acusadores de exministro salvadoreño - ElFaro.net
El general retirado Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, ministro de Defensa salvadoreño entre abril de 1983 y mayo de 1989, será deportado de Estados Unidos a El Salvador por la violación a los derechos humanos de personas civiles
120224  elsalvador  humanrights  uspolicy  extraditions 
february 2012 by isacson
Guatemala to Extradite Son of Drug Trafficking Patriarch
Usually, the use of the amparo delays a case for years. It is therefore surprising that a court was able to resolve the Elio Lorenzana case so quickly
120222  guatemala  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
february 2012 by isacson
After serving time in U.S., ex-cartel soldier will head home to Mexico - Houston Chronicle
Once a solider for imprisoned kingpin Osiel Cardenas, the 37-year-old De la Cruz will be sent back to Mexico, where the targets of his attack suspect he will simply rejoin the ranks of the deadly drug forces
120206  mexico  uspolicy  extraditions  narcotrafficking 
february 2012 by isacson
Venezuela deports suspected drug smugglers to Colombia, Canada and United States - The Washington Post
Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami trumpeted the deportations as evidence Venezuela is cracking down on drug trafficking
120125  venezuela  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
january 2012 by isacson
Honduras congress OKs extradition of its citizens for drug, terrorism-related crimes - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Starting Feb. 1, the Central American nation will be able to sign extradition treaties with other countries, including the United States, which has sought the change
120120  honduras  extraditions 
january 2012 by isacson
Guatemala to Extradite Portillo, but Real Problem Remains
Even if Portillo goes, a bigger problem remains: the inept and corrupt Guatemalan court system that found him innocent despite damning evidence
111122  guatemala  politicsandsecurity  extraditions  justicesystem  corruption 
november 2011 by isacson
Chile volvió a pedir la extradición del ex guerrillero Galvarino Apablaza - Política - Perfil.com
El gobierno trasandino reitiró el reclamo ante la Cancillería argentina a un año del cruce bilateral.
110902  chile  argentina  extraditions  diplomaticrelations 
september 2011 by isacson
Máximo tribunal guatemalteco declara firme extradición de ex Pdte. Portillo hacia EUA - ElFaro.net
La Fiscalía de Nueva York lo requiere por lavado de 70 millones de dólares supuestamente malversados del erario público guatemalteco cuando fue gobernante
110829  guatemala  extraditions  politicsandsecurity 
august 2011 by isacson
Warrants issued for Honduras ex-officials in US detention of drug trafficker - The Washington Post
A court in Honduras has issued warrants for the arrest of 11 former officials accused of helping U.S. authorities seize a drug trafficker on Honduran territory 23 years ago
110810  honduras  extraditions  uspolicy 
august 2011 by isacson
Estados Unidos insiste en extradición del expresidente Portillo
La oficina del procurador general del distrito sur de Nueva York insiste en la extradición del expresidente Alfonso Portillo y asegura que este no tiene derecho a cuestionar esa solicitud
110727  guatemala  uspolicy  corruption  extraditions 
july 2011 by isacson
Appeals court: Secret Houston sentencing of Mexico drug lord illegal | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Since Cardenas was given credit for time he spent in prison in Mexico, prior to being sent to the U.S. for trial, he is due to be released no later than 2024
110518  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
may 2011 by isacson
Mexican drug kingpin finally appears in US court - San Jose Mercury News
One of Mexico's earliest drug kingpins finally appeared in U.S. court Monday, nearly eight years after he was charged with overseeing a vast operation
110503  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
may 2011 by isacson
Venezuela sends drug suspects to US, Netherlands | Top AP Latin America Stories | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Venezuela turned over a Colombian drug suspect to U.S. authorities Monday and sent five other suspects to the Netherlands and Colombia
110322  venezuela  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
march 2011 by isacson
Obama backs extradition of suspect in ICE agent killing | National | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States is seeking the extradition of the suspect arrested in Mexico in the killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent
110304  mexico  uspolicy  extraditions 
march 2011 by isacson
Dos Erres massacre in Guatemala: Moreno Valley man, suspected in Guatemala's Dos Erres massacre, arrested on fraud charges - latimes.com
A Moreno Valley martial arts instructor suspected of belonging to the Guatemalan military unit that killed more than 150 civilians, including children, in the country's infamous Dos Erres massacre in 1982 has been arrested
110126  guatemala  humanrights  uspolicy  extraditions 
january 2011 by isacson
Extradición del narcoempresario venezolano Walid Makled - Noticias de Justicia en Colombia - ELTIEMPO.COM
Logró burlar por 20 meses una orden de detención en su contra, gracias a la "protección" que le brindaron unos "buenos amigos" en altos cargos militares en Venezuela
101115  colombia  venezuela  narcotrafficking  extraditions  corruption 
november 2010 by isacson
Chilean Judge Rules That Communist Party Member Must Stay In Jail During Extradition Hearing
Manuel Olate is wanted by Colombia for having ties to FARC
101104  chile  colombia  c-farcpoliticalties  extraditions 
november 2010 by isacson
Jamaica PM Names Atty to Lead Probe Into Coke Case - NYTimes.com
A prominent lawyer has been picked in Jamaica to head an inquiry commission that will look into the government's handling of a U.S. extradition request for alleged drug baron Christopher "Dudus" Coke
101020  jamaica  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
october 2010 by isacson
La Jornada en Internet
También conocido como 'don Pepe', será procesado en ese país por asociación delictuosa y delitos contra la salud en Ventura, California
101015  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
october 2010 by isacson
Guatemala pedirá extradición de ex ministro por caso de asesinatos - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
La Fiscalía de Guatemala iniciará los trámites para pedir a España la extradición del ex ministro del Interior, Carlos Vielmann, detenido el miércoles en Madrid, acusado del asesinato de siete presos guatemaltecos tras un motín en el 2006
101015  guatemala  europesrole  extraditions  humanrights 
october 2010 by isacson
Suspected Colombian drug kingpin seeks US bail - Florida AP - MiamiHerald.com
Marin was extradited to the U.S. earlier this week from Venezuela. He was captured by Venezuelan police and national guard troops on Sept. 16
100924  venezuela  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
september 2010 by isacson
The Associated Press: Venezuela sends 2 drug suspects to United States
State television broadcast footage of both suspects, who wore handcuffs and bulletproof vests, as they were escorted to a waiting plane by heavily armed, masked police
100921  venezuela  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
september 2010 by isacson
La extradición de un terrorista - lanacion.com
Las autoridades argentinas deben entregar a Chile al ex subversivo Apablaza, acusado del asesinato de un senador de ese país
100917  argentina  chile  diplomaticrelations  extraditions 
september 2010 by isacson
Piden extraditar de EE. UU. a tres militares implicados en masacre
El Ministerio Público solicitó extraditar de Estados Unidos a tres militares implicados en la masacre Dos Erres, en Petén, y la deportación de otro más
100910  guatemala  humanrights  uspolicy  extraditions 
september 2010 by isacson
ABI - Agencia Boliviana de Información
Un avión de la Fuerza Aérea Boliviana (FAB) se dirigía a Lima en procura del ex prefecto de La Paz, Luis Alberto Valle, prófugo de la justicia boliviana hace 16 meses
100901  bolivia  peru  extraditions  politicsandsecurity 
september 2010 by isacson
The Associated Press: Ex-Argentine officer fights extradition from US
An Argentine federal judge issued an arrest warrant in February 2008 charging Bravo with 16 counts of murder as well as attempted murder charges. Bravo's attorney says he has done nothing wrong
100901  argentina  humanrights  uspolicy  extraditions 
september 2010 by isacson
Venezuela pedirá la extradición de Zuloaga - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
El Tribunal Supremo venezolano (TSJ) autorizó el martes al gobierno para que solicite la extradición del presidente de la televisora crítica privada Globovisión
100818  venezuela  pressfreedom  uspolicy  extraditions 
august 2010 by isacson
Inician proceso para extraditar a Zuloaga - Venezuela - ElNuevoHerald.com
El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) de Venezuela aprobó el jueves iniciar la petición de extradición ante Estados Unidos del presidente de Globovisión, Guillermo Zuloaga
100716  venezuela  pressfreedom  uspolicy  extraditions 
july 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Colombian 'drugs baron' arrested in Venezuela
Carlos Alberto Renteria is accused of being the leader of Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel, and of smuggling 500 tonnes of cocaine to the US in the 1990s
100714  venezuela  narcotrafficking  extraditions  video 
july 2010 by isacson
Cuestionan captura de salvadoreño acusado de terrorismo - Venezuela - ElNuevoHerald.com
La esposa de Francisco Antonio Chávez Abarca, el salvadoreño acusado de una cadena de atentados en Cuba, aseguró a El Nuevo Herald que no descarta que su marido haya sido secuestrado en Guatemala
100714  guatemala  venezuela  cuba  extraditions 
july 2010 by isacson
The Associated Press: Venezuela deports alleged drug cartel boss to US
He was escorted to a U.S. Justice Department plane, handcuffed and with a lowered head, after two other Colombians recently arrested in Venezuela
100714  venezuela  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
july 2010 by isacson
Rentería viajó en avión de la DEA - El Colombiano
El Gobierno de Venezuela entregó a agentes de la DEA, a tres narcotraficantes que fueron detenidos en Caracas hace dos semanas
100714  venezuela  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
july 2010 by isacson
Guatemala: Confirman proceso de extradición de ex Presidente Portillo | MUNDO | latercera.com
La Corte de Apelaciones de Guatemala confirmó hoy la solicitud de extradición que hiciera Estados Unidos en contra del ex presidente Alfonso Portillo
100709  guatemala  corruption  extraditions  uspolicy 
july 2010 by isacson
Ex-Panama Leader Noriega Goes to Trial in France - NYTimes.com
Manuel Noriega's money laundering trial opened in France on Monday, with the former Panamanian dictator's lawyers complaining about the prison where he is being held and the way he was extradited from the United States.
100628  panama  europesrole  corruption  extraditions 
june 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Jamaican alleged drug lord 'Dudus' extradited to US
Suspected drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke has arrived in New York to face drug and gun-trafficking charges after being extradited from Jamaica
100625  jamaica  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
june 2010 by isacson
Jamaica turns over alleged drug lord to U.S. | World | Reuters
Alleged drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke was extradited to the United States on Thursday, after waiving his right to a trial in Jamaica
100625  jamaica  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
june 2010 by isacson
The Associated Press: Jamaican gang leader faces drug, gun charges in NY
He was to appear on Friday in federal court in Manhattan to face drug and gun trafficking charges
100625  jamaica  narcotrafficking  extraditions  uspolicy 
june 2010 by isacson
Panamá insiste en extradición de Noriega - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Noriega tiene tres casos muy fuertes en Panamá, como los asesinatos del opositor Hugo Spadafora y del mayor Moisés Giroldi, además de la denominada ``masacre de Albrook''
100604  panama  extraditions  europesrole  humanrights 
june 2010 by isacson
Former Cancun mayor extradited to U.S. on drug charges - latimes.com
U.S. authorities are prosecuting a top government leader who allegedly had his own police and state government workers help the Juarez Cartel push cocaine into the United States
100511  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
may 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Mexican ex-governor in US court
The former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo has appeared in court in New York charged with plotting to import cocaine and money laundering
100511  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
may 2010 by isacson
Ex-Mexican Governor Laundered With Lehman, U.S. Says (Update4) - BusinessWeek
Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, the former governor of the state of Quintana Roo, was charged in two indictments, one that accused him of conspiring to import “hundreds of tons” of cocaine
100511  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  extraditions 
may 2010 by isacson
Mexico extradites politician to U.S. - Washington Times
Mexico has extradited a former state governor to the United States to face charges of helping smuggle cocaine through Cancun to the U.S.
100510  mexico  uspolicy  narcotrafficking  corruption  extraditions 
may 2010 by isacson
Fear and Nostalgia for Noriega in Panama - TIME
For a country that now wears a suit and tie and wants to be taken seriously as a first-world player, Noriega has become an uncomfortable reminder of Panama's brutish, olive-drab past
100503  panama  politicsandsecurity  uspolicy  extraditions 
may 2010 by isacson
Manuel Noriega - from US friend to foe | World news | guardian.co.uk
As with Saddam Hussein, Noriega enjoyed American support until he turned into a wayward ally who had to be overthrown
100427  panama  europesrole  extraditions  uspolicy 
april 2010 by isacson
BBC News - Panama's Noriega is extradited from US to France
A spokesman for the French justice ministry, Guillaume Didier, said that when Noriega arrived in Paris on Tuesday morning, he would go before prosecutors
100427  panama  uspolicy  extraditions  europesrole 
april 2010 by isacson
Noriega Extradited to France to Face Charges - NYTimes.com
Two decades after United States troops invaded Panama and arrested Manuel Noriega, the country’s dictator, Mr. Noriega left federal prison in Miami on Monday and was extradited to France
100427  panama  uspolicy  extraditions  europesrole 
april 2010 by isacson
US extradites ex-Panamanian dictator Noriega to France for possible money laundering trial - chicagotribune.com
France requested his extradition shortly before his U.S. drug trafficking sentence ended Sept. 9, 2007
100427  panama  uspolicy  extraditions  europesrole 
april 2010 by isacson
Venezuela solicita extradición de Cedeño - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
Venezuela pidió el jueves a Estados Unidos la extradición del banquero Eligio Cedeño, quien se encuentra en ese país, y está acusado en Venezuela de la presunta ``distracción de fondos de ahorristas, obtención fraudulenta de divisas y contrabando agravado''
100423  venezuela  extraditions  uspolicy 
april 2010 by isacson
prensa.com | Última Hora
El ex general panameño Manuel Antonio Noriega pidió a la secretaria de Estado de Estados Unidos, Hillary Clinton, que lo extradite a Panamá, donde afronta cargos más graves que en Francia
100330  panama  uspolicy  extraditions 
march 2010 by isacson
Washington Times - 'Significant' Mexican drug lord in U.S. court
He has been described by U.S. authorities as the Sinaloa Cartel's security and operations chief, one who not only ordered assassinations but controlled logistics
100223  mexico  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  extraditions 
february 2010 by isacson
Son of top drug suspect sent to US from Mexico | World | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
A man accused of being an influential, second-generation member of the Sinaloa drug cartel was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Thursday on charges he helped move tons of cocaine from Colombia to California, New York and Chicago.
100219  mexico  extraditions  uspolicy  narcotrafficking 
february 2010 by isacson
Venezuela deports suspected drug smugglers - washingtonpost.com
Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami hailed the deportations as evidence that President Hugo Chavez's administration is effectively fighting drug trafficking
100203  venezuela  narcotrafficking  uspolicy  venezuelanforeignpolicy  extraditions 
february 2010 by isacson
Guatemala - Mexico to Decide if US Gets Ex-Leader - NYTimes.com
A lawyer for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo said Thursday that neighboring Mexico did not properly approve his arrest, a move necessary under the ex-leader's 2008 extradition from Mexico
100129  mexico  guatemala  corruption  extraditions  uspolicy 
january 2010 by isacson
Ex presidente Portillo fue capturado cuando pretendía huir a Belice - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
El ex presidente de Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, reclamado por la Justicia de EEUU por lavado de dinero, fue detenido hoy en una playa del Caribe guatemalteco
100127  guatemala  corruption  uspolicy  extraditions 
january 2010 by isacson
Ex presidente Portillo declarado prófugo - América Latina - ElNuevoHerald.com
El ex presidente guatemalteco Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004) fue declarado el lunes ``prófugo de la justicia'', luego de que fracasaran los intentos de las fuerzas de seguridad por capturarlo a petición de una corte de Estados Unidos
100126  guatemala  corruption  uspolicy  extraditions 
january 2010 by isacson
Court Refuses Noriega Case and Disposes of Another - NYTimes.com
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the extradition to France of Manuel Antonio Noriega, the deposed Panamanian dictator
100126  panama  uspolicy  extraditions 
january 2010 by isacson
U.S. court jails Mexico drug kingpin for 27 years - washingtonpost.com
Gilberto Salinas Doria pleaded guilty in December 2008 to drug conspiracy charges after being extradited from Mexico in March 2007
091203  mexico  narcotrafficking  extraditions  uspolicy 
december 2009 by isacson
Mexico extradites record number of criminal suspects to US, underscoring improved relations -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
While it behooves Mexican justice officials to cooperate with their counterparts given a $1.4 billion, three-year aid package the U.S. has recently promised them, they stress their historic willingness to extradite criminals is more than a symbolic gesture
091102  mexico  uspolicy  publicsecurity  extraditions 
november 2009 by isacson
The Associated Press: Venezuela deports man in money-laundering case
He was an associate of David Murcia, the man who built DMG and who is imprisoned in Colombia. Murcia also has been indicted in the U.S.
091023  venezuela  colombia  c-uspolicy  c-narcotrafficking  extraditions 
october 2009 by isacson
BBC Mundo - América Latina - México: capturan a uno de los más buscados
Uno de los 10 prófugos más buscados por el Buró Federal de Investigaciones de Estados Unidos (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés) fue capturado por la policía mexicana en el sureño estado de Guerrero
091009  mexico  publicsecurity  extraditions 
october 2009 by isacson
Venezuela Turns Over Drug Suspect Wanted By US - CBS News
An American pilot wanted in the United States on cocaine-smuggling charges has been turned over to representatives of the U.S. State Department
091006  venezuela  uspolicy  extraditions 
october 2009 by isacson
Judges seem to back Manuel Noriega's extradition to France - Americas - MiamiHerald.com
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals questioned whether Noriega has any protections under the international treaty to fight his extradition order -- especially in light of a 2006 law passed by Congress that strictly limited the rights of enemy combatants
uspolicy  panama  extraditions  090115 
january 2009 by isacson
The Associated Press: Noriega fights transfer to France before US court
A skeptical panel of federal appeals judges questioned Wednesday whether former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has any legal right to challenge his proposed extradition to France
uspolicy  panama  extraditions  090115 
january 2009 by isacson
AFP: Noriega fights extradition to France
Noriega, 73, in September completed a 17-year US prison term on drug charges but has remained in US custody while appealing his extradition to France
uspolicy  panama  extraditions  090115 
january 2009 by isacson
Panama's Noriega fights U.S. extradition to France | Reuters
Noriega's attorney Jon May told a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that his status as a "prisoner of war" gives him special protections under the Geneva Conventions
uspolicy  panama  extraditions  090115 
january 2009 by isacson
Manuel Noriega extradition goes to court Wednesday - Americas - MiamiHerald.com
The fate of a jailed Panamanian general whose country was invaded by the United States almost two decades ago will be argued in a federal appeals court in downtown Miami
uspolicy  panama  extraditions  090114 
january 2009 by isacson
The Associated Press: His US sentence served, Noriega fights extradition
Whether the vanquished dictator's story ends in prison or freedom, at home or abroad, depends on how courts in three countries on two continents decide to punish him for his drug-running past
uspolicy  panama  extraditions  090108 
january 2009 by isacson

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