World · 12 d ago
A Mexican cartel operator known as "El Tanque" could face life sentences in the US
A US grand jury charged Iván Cazarín Molina with conspiring to bring cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States and with a weapons offence. The charges are allegations that must still be proven in court.
Minimum sentence if convicted
40 years up to two consecutive life terms
If convicted, he faces at least 40 years in prison and up to two consecutive life sentences.
Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexico
Mexican forces arrested him on Oct 5 in Zapopan, Jalisco, and he is held in the Altiplano maximum-security prison. Mexico describes him as a regional operator of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco and Puebla.
What we know
- A US grand jury has indicted him
- He was arrested in Mexico on Oct 5
Not yet
- Whether the US will seek extradition
The US Justice Department has not said whether it will seek his extradition from Mexico.
