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A Mexican federal judge ordered the arrest of a former governor of the state of Nayarit and his daughter on money laundering charges. Allegations from Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office point to former Nayarit Governor Roberto Sandoval Castaneda and his daughter Lidy Alejandra Sandoval Lopez as having had laundered hefty cartel bribes during the politician’s time in office. Sandoval served as governor of Nayarit from 2011 to 2017. Además, existen datos de prueba, tanto en el fuero común como el federal, de su presunta vinculación con diversas personas que han sido detenidas en un país extranjero por delitos relacionados con la delincuencia organizada. — FGR México (@FGRMexico) March 1, 2021 According to authorities, Sandoval worked through his state attorney general to benefit friendly criminal organizations such as Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion and factions of the Beltran Leyva in exchange for bribes. The politician allegedly used his daughter — who was a college … [Read more...] about Money Laundering Arrest Warrant Issued in Mexico for Former State Governor

A former Mexican prosecutor received a 20-year prison sentence for using his position to benefit cartels. The disgraced lawman was linked to numerous acts of organized crime and helped move large quantities of drugs into various U.S. cities. On Thursday, Edgar “El Diablo” Veytia, the former Attorney General for the State of Nayarit, went before U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon in New York who sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Veytia previously pleaded guilty to international drug trafficking charges earlier this year. Federal authorities initially arrested Veytia at a San Diego international port of entry in 2017 based on a federal indictment out of New York . He holds dual U.S.-Mexico citizenship. According to various court filings, Veytia worked from 2013 to 2017 with the late kingpin Juan Francisco “El H2” Patron Sanchez, who Mexican authorities described at the time was a top-tier lieutenant with the Beltran Leyva Cartel in Nayarit. In exchange for monthly bribes … [Read more...] about Mexican Prosecutor Gets 20 Years in U.S. Prison for Cartel Collaboration

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested nearly four dozen migrants over the weekend. The arrests came following a police pursuit and raids on two human smuggling stash houses near the Texas border with Mexico. Webb County Constables Office Precinct 2 contacted Laredo South Station officials on the morning of February 26 about a vehicle that failed to yield. When the police pursuit ended, the driver and passengers jumped from the vehicle and fled, according to information obtained from Laredo Sector Border Patrol officials. The constable’s deputy chased down the driver, a U.S. citizen, while the Border Patrol agents rounded up ten illegal aliens, officials stated. The agents reported the migrants entered the U.S. after traveling from Guatemala and Mexico. The deputy arrested the driver and the agents took the migrants to the Laredo South Station for processing under current sector guidelines. Later that day, Laredo Police Department officials contacted the Border Patrol … [Read more...] about Police Chase, Stash House Raids, Lead to Arrest of Dozens near Border in Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the ending of the statewide coronavirus mask mandate during an event in Lubbock, Texas. The mandate went into effect in July and required all Texans to wear a mask covering the mouth and nose while in public places. Governor Abbott addressed a group of small business and community leaders at a meeting of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon. During the meeting, the governor announced he would end the statewide coronavirus mask mandate. “It is time for Texas to be open 100 percent,” the governor said. “Everybody that wants a job should be able to get a job. Every business that wants to be open should be open.” The governor said all businesses of any time can be open at 100 percent capacity. He also said Texas is “ending the statewide mask mandate.” Abbott cited the number of vaccines administered to Texans, the experience that Texans have in choosing to wear protection, and the number of recovered COVID cases as reasons for … [Read more...] about Texas Governor Ends Mask Mandate, Businesses Open 100 Percent

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says, “loving parents” in Central America are sending their children, alone, to the United States-Mexico border. During a press briefing on Monday, Mayorkas said Unaccompanied Alien Children (UACs) are being sent to the U.S. via an often deadly journey through Mexico by their “loving parents.” “We are not apprehending a 9-year-old child, who has come alone, who has traversed Mexico, whose parents … whose loving parents sent that child alone, we’re not expelling that 9-year-old child to Mexico when that child’s country of origin was Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador,” Mayorkas said. Mayorkas said DHS officials, along with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are attempting to release UACs into the U.S. interior as quickly as possible. According to the U.S. Border Patrol union, President Joe Biden’s DHS has been holding hundreds of UACs in their custody longer than the legal limit. The law … [Read more...] about DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: ‘Loving Parents’ Sending Children Alone to U.S.-Mexico Border