By The Opinion
Canadian authorities arrested in Montreal Diana Toro Diazidentified as the alleged financial operator of the Sinaloa Cartel and wife of Alejandro Flores Cachoidentified as coordinator of a network of “narcopilots” at the service of that prison group.
According to media reports such as El Universal, the woman was arrested at the Montréal-Trudeau international airport when she was trying to enter the country using false documentation.
Toro Díaz, 44 years old and with Colombian and Mexican nationality, he would have lived for several years in Canada under a false identityuntil it was detected by immigration authorities after an alert from the United States Department of Homeland Security.
After her capture, the woman remains held in an immigration detention center in Laval, where she awaits the resolution of her ethical situation by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
Among the possibilities is his extradition to the United States.where he is required for alleged crimes related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
US authorities consider her a key piece in the financial structure of the Sinaloa Cartel, where she allegedly facilitated the management of illicit resources through front companies such as restaurants, ranches and agricultural businesses.
According to research, Toro Díaz had already been arrested in Mexico in 2006 after the seizure of more than five tons of cocaine, although she was released a year later due to lack of evidence.
Both she and her husband were included in 2010 on the United States government’s sanctions list under the so-called Kingpin Act, which persecutes people linked to international drug trafficking.
Alejandro Flores Cachohis partner, is accused of coordinating air operations for the transfer of drugs, using aviation companies for the international transport of narcotics.
So far, the date of the hearings or the specific charges he would face in Canadian territory have not been reported.
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