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                      Drug Cartel Suspect Extradited to US

   by VOA News

   A suspected leader of the Mexico-based Sinaloa crime cartel has been
   extradited from the Netherlands to the United States.

   U.S. authorities say Jose Rodrigo Arechiga-Gamboa arrived in the
   California city of San Diego Thursday and was booked into federal
   custody on charges of conspiracy to distribute and import controlled
   substances. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.

   The suspect is alleged to have served as a bodyguard for the Sinaloa
   cartel, providing security for narcotics shipments and carrying out
   other enforcement operations.

   According to extradition documents, Arechiga-Gamboa rose to become one
   of the highest-level leaders in the Sinaloa cartel.

   U.S. officials say he was identified despite having plastic surgery and
   attempting to alter his fingerprints. He was also found to be traveling
   on a fake passport, assuming the identity of a deceased relative.
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