Mexico federal police captured today in the northwestern state of Sinaloa Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia, nicknamed "La Patrona" and marked as alleged financial operator of the drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, authorities said Monday. EFE
Fernandez, 55 years old, was arrested in Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa, the state where he was captured Guzman on 8 January after a tunnel having escaped the July 11, 2015 for the second time of a maximum security prison 1.5 kilometers.
The alleged collaborator of drugs kingpin has a provisional arrest warrant for extradition to the United States for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in that country, methamphetamine, marijuana and heroin, they said.
Last November his name was included by the US authorities on a special list for drug called Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN), and ordered to freeze all assets could have on US
In Mexico, the research suggests that Fernandez was responsible for coordinating the shipment to the United States of drug shipments arriving from countries in Asia and Central and South America and reported directly to Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, the son of the head of Sinaloa cartel.
A native of the Mexican state of Michoacan (west), "La Patrona" has been identified as the sister of Manuel Fernandez Valencia, accused of being a member of Guzman, a native of Sinaloa, and who is in custody of the US Government
Fernandez, 55 years old, was arrested in Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa, the state where he was captured Guzman on 8 January after a tunnel having escaped the July 11, 2015 for the second time of a maximum security prison 1.5 kilometers.
The alleged collaborator of drugs kingpin has a provisional arrest warrant for extradition to the United States for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in that country, methamphetamine, marijuana and heroin, they said.
Last November his name was included by the US authorities on a special list for drug called Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN), and ordered to freeze all assets could have on US
In Mexico, the research suggests that Fernandez was responsible for coordinating the shipment to the United States of drug shipments arriving from countries in Asia and Central and South America and reported directly to Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, the son of the head of Sinaloa cartel.
A native of the Mexican state of Michoacan (west), "La Patrona" has been identified as the sister of Manuel Fernandez Valencia, accused of being a member of Guzman, a native of Sinaloa, and who is in custody of the US Government