Italy extradites ex-governor Yarrington of Tamaulipas to US
He faces various charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering
Friday, April 20, 2018
The former governor of Tamaulipas, who avoided extradition to Mexico on the grounds that its prisons were unacceptable, was extradited today to the United States.
Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba was arrested a year ago by Italian authorities and has been fighting extradition since.
This morning he was placed in the custody of the U.S. Marshals service and flown to Texas, where he faces charges of drug trafficking, racketeering, money laundering and fraud.
Read more at: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/ex-governor-extradited-to-us/
He's been in the news, was in Italy, I did not know about that. It really shows how the government, in parts, is in cahoots with the cartels.
