From Customs to Maximum Security Prison: U.S. Detains and Deports Official to Mexico
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities reported on Friday the detention in the United States and subsequent handover to Mexico of an official from the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) who is being investigated for alleged ties to organized crime. The detainee was identified as Carlos Eugenio Benítez Orta, 46, an employee assigned to ANAM, a key institution for controlling border crossings and foreign trade in the country. ANAM and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) stated that the capture in the U.S. was the result of coordinated actions between Mexican and U.S. authorities, although they did not specify the exact location or the role each country played in the investigation. 'The events are related to an ongoing investigation into alleged organized crime activities,' they noted in a joint statement, without providing further details.
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