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Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says

  • Mexico extradited Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, nicknamed "El Nini," to the U.S., known for his ruthless involvement with the Sinaloa Cartel, following his arrest in Culiacan.
  • U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland accused El Nini of being a key assassin for the Sinaloa Cartel, involved in violent activities like murder, torture, and kidnapping.
  • Perez's group, described as receiving military training, was responsible for actions supporting the Chapitos' fentanyl business, including kidnapping, torturing, and killing opponents.
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Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says

The U.S. Justice Department says a top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was captured by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges

23 days ago·London, United Kingdom
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Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says

The U.S. Justice Department says a top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was captured by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug,

23 days ago·United States
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'El Nini,' Sinaloa Cartel's alleged security boss, extradited to the US, Department of justice says

(Reuters) - Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, or "El Nini," who is accused of heading security for a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, was extradited to the United States on Saturday, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. Read full story

23 days ago·Malaysia
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Top Mexican cartel criminal El Nini, once among America’s most wanted, extradited to the US

Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas “was one of the Sinaloa cartel’s lead sicarios, or assassins, and was responsible for the murder, torture, and kidnapping of rivals and witnesses, the Department of Justice claims.

23 days ago·Atlanta, United States
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Top Mexican cartel criminal El Nini, once among America’s most wanted, extradited to the US

By Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — A top Mexican cartel member known as ‘El Nini,’ who was one of America’s most-wanted criminals for his alleged role in the fentanyl trade, was extradited to the United States Saturday. Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas “was one of the Sinaloa cartel’s lead sicarios, or assassins, and was responsible for the murder, torture, and kidnapping of rivals and witnesses who threatened the cartel’s criminal drug trafficking enterpri…

23 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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Top assassin for Sinaloa drug cartel extradited to US to face charges, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top assassin for the Sinaloa drug cartel who was arrested by Mexican authorities last fall has been extradited to the U.S. to face drug, gun and witness retaliation charges, the Justice Department said Saturday. Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as “El Nini,” is a leader and commander of a group that provided security for the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, and also helped in their drug business, f…

23 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States
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