Drug Cartel Suspect Extradited to the U.S.
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A suspected member of a major drug cartel was extradited to the U.S., the first use of a landmark ruling that allows Mexico to send citizens north to face prosecution.
Everardo Arturo “Kitty” Paez, believed to be a lieutenant in the Arellano Felix drug cartel, was arrested in Tijuana in 1997. A federal indictment alleges that he conspired to distribute about 2,200 pounds of cocaine in the United States.
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