A Mexican attorney general Edgar Veytia, from one of the Mexican
states has been arrested at the US-Mexico border in San Diego for
smuggling drugs and attempting to distribute drugs.
The State of New York filed drug trafficking charges against Veytia, a
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.
According to Court documents, the amount of drugs that can be attributed
to Veytia for manufacture and distribution between Jan. 2013 and Feb.
2017 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 properties believed to
have been obtained through his drug manufacturing and distributing
deals, and all properties used to commit the offenses, including at
least $250 million, according to the United States District Court of
Southern California.
Source: NBC San Diego
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