Garcia Luna transferred to Oklahoma prison
- December 13, 2024
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Genaro Garcia Luna sentenced to 38 years in prison for drug trafficking offenses and organized crime was transferred from New York to a federal prison in Oklahoma, according
Genaro Garcia Luna sentenced to 38 years in prison for drug trafficking offenses and organized crime was transferred from New York to a federal prison in Oklahoma, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) website.
Former Security Secretary Felipe Calderona is currently being held at the Federal Transfer Center (FTC), a prison located in Oklahoma City. holds more than a thousand prisonersaccording to their website.
The Bureau did not specify the reason for the transfer of Garcia Luna, who remained in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, where former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez or music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The prison, which houses more than 1,300 inmates, is known for its harsh conditions and frequent violence within its premises.
38 years in prison for Garcia Luna for connections with the Sinaloa cartel. drug trafficking and organized crime
Garcia Luna was sentenced to 38 years in prison and his BOP file notes that he will be released from prison on August 8, 2052.
He was arrested in Dallas in 2019 and has since been in US custody.
In February 2023, he was found guilty of five offenses related to cocaine trafficking.connection to a criminal enterprise (Sinaloa Cartel) and false testimony after a jury trial.
The former security minister led public security during Felipe Calderon’s six-year term (2006–2012), during which he theoretically oversaw the “war on drugs” strategy.
Garcia Luna appeals his 38-year prison sentence in the US
Journalist Jesus Esquivel reported that Genaro Garcia Luna’s lawyer has notified the country’s court that he will appeal the former official’s conviction.
“Respecting the term given to him by Judge Brian Cogan on the day he sentenced him to 38 years in prison with 4 months and 14 days, today, a few minutes ago, through his lawyer Cesar De Castro, friend, advisor, confidant and right The hand of the Minister of Public Security, Felipe Calderon, Genaro García Luna, has already officially notified the court that he intends to appeal the verdict,” he said in the message. Aristegui Live October 30.
He added that it is a constitutional procedure that anyone accused of a federal crime in the US has, but must wait for an answer, which may be rejected.
“Of course, like criminal cases related to drug trafficking, it will be rejected by the court.”
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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