Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested
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Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges. Homeland Security Department confirmed in its social media accounts Monday that Cárdenas Guillén had been returned after serving 14 years in U.S. custody, most of his 25-year U.S. prison sentence. A Mexican federal official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said Cárdenas Guillén had immediately been taken into custody in Mexico on drug, organized crime and money-laundering charges. The official said Cárdenas Guillén was being held at the country’s top maximum-security Altiplano prison just west of Mexico City.

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US deports Mexico drug kingpin Guillen back home after 25-year sentence in American prison – Firstpost
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US deports Mexico drug kingpin Guillen back home after 25-year sentence in American prison – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Cardenas Guillen was captured in 2003 and extradited four years later to the United States, where he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking, money laundering and extortion U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement police officers hold drug lord Osiel Cardenas Guillen, who was deported and handed to Mexican authorities in Tijuana. Reuters Mexican drug kingpin Osiel Cardenas Guillen, former leader of the …

Who is Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, dreaded drug lord known as 'friend killer'
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Who is Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, dreaded drug lord known as 'friend killer'

India Today  

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the notorious drug lord and former leader of the Gulf Cartel, has returned to Mexico after serving a 14-year prison sentence in the United States, CBS News has reported. Known by his chilling nickname, El Mata Amigos, Cárdenas Guillén is infamous for his brutal methods and leadership of one of Mexico’s most violent criminal organizations. Under Cárdenas …

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported
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Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence, authorities confirmed Friday. A U.S. Bureau of Prisons official said Cárdenas Guillén had been released from prison and was placed in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A Mexican official …

Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison
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Mexico suggests US made a deal with Mexican drug lord to get his brother transferred from prison

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico suggested Thursday that U.S. authorities made a deal with a Mexican drug lord who turned in himself and another capo, to get his brother transferred from a U.S. prison. Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival …

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a U.S. prison and may be deported
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a U.S. prison and may be deported

LA Times  

A soldier enters a bullet-riddled home covered by the initials of the Gulf cartel and Zetas in Mexico’s Tamaulipas state in 2014. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence, authorities confirmed Friday. A U.S. Bureau of Prisons official said Cárdenas Guillén had been …

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