By The Opinion
Federal Judge Joan M. Azrack set a new hearing in the case of the Mexican drug trafficker for July 28 Vicente Carrilloalias “The Viceroy”while the accused continues negotiating a plea agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office.
In a hearing held in the court of the Eastern District of New York, the Prosecutor’s Office indicated that negotiations with Carrillo, who faces charges for belonging to a criminal organization and distributing cocaine to the United States, continue.
Last year it was announced that Carrillo Fuentes, brother of the drug trafficker Amado Carrilloalias “The Lord of the Skies”was arguing with the Prosecutor’s Office about a possible plea deal.
Carrillo and his partner Rafael Caro Quintero They were extradited from Mexico in February 2025 to face judicial proceedings in the United States for drug trafficking, something that was interpreted as a response to the president’s demands. donald trump to redouble its fight against drug trafficking.
Last August, the US Department of Justice announced that it would not finally seek the death penalty for either him or Caro Quintero.
“El Viceroy” was heir to one of the most powerful organized crime groups in the late 1990s due to his links with Colombian cartels for the transportation of cocaine by air.
He received leadership from Juarez Cartel after the death of his older brother Amado Carrillo, due to complications resulting from plastic surgery.
“El Viceroy” wove an important link with the Sinaloa Cartelbut this came to an end in 2004 after the family conflict between Vicente Carrillo and Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmánwhich marked the beginning of a war between both organizations and that left dozens of dead in states such as Sinaloa or Chihuahua.
So far, the Mexican has pleaded not guilty to the crimes of which he is accused. If found guilty, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.
With information from EFE.
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