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U.S. Repatriates 14 Mexicans Serving Drug Convictions
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14 convicted cartel members transferred from US to Mexican prisons
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The U.S. Department of Justice has transferred 14 prisoners to Mexican custody to finish out their terms south of the border. The prisoners were all convicted on drug charges related to their ties to Mexican drug cartels — collectively they have 96 years left to serve. According to DOJ, this transfer will save U.S. taxpayers $4 million. "The Department of Justice will continue with these transfers according to our agr…
In accordance with the constitutional norms and in compliance with the Mexico-United States Treaty on the Execution of Criminal Sentences, Mexican authorities coordinated with the United States government to receive 14 Mexicans who were sentenced in that country for crimes against health.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the repatriation of 14 Mexican prisoners serving sentences in federal prisons for crimes related to drug distribution. The shipment, based on a 1977 bilateral treaty, will save the U.S. public coffers of four million dollars, as stated by the head of the Unit’s Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti. That is the estimated value of “the costs of imprisonment for the remaining 96 years of their c…
Mexico City, August 11. Authorities of Mexico coordinated with the U.S. government for the reception of 14 Mexicans, who were sentenced in that country for crimes against health. This was carried out in accordance with the constitutional norms and in compliance with the Treaty between Mexico and the United States of America on the Execution of Criminal Sentences. These persons were transferred to a prison in national territory with the aim of ob…
Sentenced persons accumulate 96 years in prison and serve sentences in Mexico. The United States transferred 14 Mexican prisoners convicted of drug trafficking to serve their sentences in Mexico, a measure that will save them 4 million dollars in prison costs. Those involved, whose identities were not disclosed, total 96 years of conviction for drug trafficking offences in United States territory. The transfer was carried out through the Interna…
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