Posted on 03/30/2017 1:30:51 AM PDT by markomalley
An attorney general from one of the Mexican states was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego for smuggling and trying to distribute drugs, charges filed by the state of New York in early March.
The State of New York filed drug trafficking charges against Edgar Veytia, state prosecutor from the Mexican State of Nayarit, on March 2, which led to his arrest on Monday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson Ralph Desio confirmed Veytia was taken into custody Monday at the Cross Border Xpress bridge, which links Tijuana Airport to the U.S.
Veytia, also known as “Diablo,” “Eepp,” and “Lic veytia,” was indicted on Tuesday for charges, including grand jury charges of international conspiracy to illegally import, manufacture and distribute heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine.
Between Jan. 2013 and Feb. 2017 the amount of drugs that can be attributed to Veytia for manufacture and distribution is at least one kilogram of heroin, five kilograms of cocaine, 500 grams of methamphetamine and 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, according to documents from the United States District Court of Eastern New York.
During that same time, court documents state there is reasonable cause that Veytia knew of and would attempt illegal importation of said substances from outside the U.S. as well.
If convicted Veytia would have to forfeit all property believed to be obtained through his drug manufacturing and distributing, and all property used to commit the offenses, including at least $250 million, according to the United States District Court of Southern California.
*smiles*...karma
Who’s to say that he is not part of Sinaloa.
That could pay for some of the wall.......
Charges filed by NY, but not California?
Ehhhh, how can you not attempt to import a substance if it is NOT already outside of the US?
Boy these New Yawk lawyers are sharp as a tack. No wonder Obutthole wanted to try all of his buddies from Gitmo over here.
What a surprise!! NOT!! I used to travel all over Mexico, but, no mas. The latest example of the insanity of Mexico: a poor family spent too much on their daughter’s quicianera dress. The creepozoids kidnapped her for ransom, threatening to send pieces of their daughter back. The family has no money, but since the dress seemed extravagant, they appeared to be rich. This is happening in small Mexican villages.
Mexican Government = Cartels.
Just doing the jobs Americans don’t want to do.
This guy don’t know shite from shinola!
It was an act of love and the guy should be turned loose in an act of sanctuary.
Another screwed up headline.
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