Mexico extradites alleged cocaine kingpin to New York
Source: Reuters
By Ioan Grillo
MEXICO CITY | Wed Apr 4, 2012 1:31pm EDT
(Reuters) - Mexico extradited an alleged drug kingpin accused of smuggling billions of dollars in cocaine to the United States, stepping up pressure on Latin America's largest smuggling cartel led by its most wanted man, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman.
Jesus Zambada, 50, alias "The King," was taken from a top security prison in the border city of Matamoros and put on a plane to New York, where he has been indicted in a federal court in Brooklyn, Mexican officials said Wednesday.
The extradition is part of a five-year offensive against cartels by President Felipe Calderon, who discussed the drug war with President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday.
Zambada was arrested after a shoot-out in Mexico City in 2008. Among his 10 bodyguards were two active police officers.
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