Never before has the United States received from Mexico such a large number of major drug defendants and other criminals for prosecution in this country, including Osiel Cardenas Guillen, the accused chief of the notorious Gulf Cartel.
We recognize the bold stance of President Felipe Calderon and his government in targeting the drug-related violence and corruption that affects both our nations. A listing of the individuals that the Mexican government extradited to the United States overnight is below. Customs Service now called U. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to the indictment, Ismael served as a chief lieutenant and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the cartel in Mexico, including the receipt of large shipments of cocaine and marijuana followed by the importation of those shipments into the U.
Gilberto, according to the indictment, supervised the drug trafficking from Mexicali, Mexico, receiving shipments from Tijuana, Mexico, and elsewhere, importing those shipments into the U. The women were compelled by the use of physical violence, sexual assault, threats of harm and deception to engage in prostitution.
The defendant is charged with conspiring to engage in sex trafficking, travel in aid of prostitution the Mann Act , sex trafficking, forced labor, conspiring to import aliens for immoral purposes, and alien smuggling among other offenses. As alleged in the indictment, Gracielo Gardea Carrasco was primarily responsible for overseeing the importation and distribution of marijuana from Chihuahua, Mexico into Texas. AG TDD
