Transnational Crime/Drugs
Former Mexican Governor Extradited to the Southern District of Texas
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Former Mexican Governor Extradited to the Southern District of Texas
@drawandstrike @ThomasWictor @HNIJohnMiller @jihadaeon1 @MsTriaI @rising_serpent @_VachelLindsay_ @Zxcote @Thomas1774Paine @Debradelai @LarrySchweikart
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, the former governor of the State of Tamaulipas, Mexico, and a former PRI Party candidate for Mexican President, has been extradited to the United States. Ruvalcaba is charged in a Brownsville indictment which includes... 
allegations of racketeering, drug smuggling, money laundering and bank fraud.
In April 2017, Yarrington was captured in Italy while traveling under an assumed name and false passport and other identification documents. He was taken into custody on a...
In April 2017, Yarrington was captured in Italy while traveling under an assumed name and false passport and other identification documents. He was taken into custody on a...
provisional arrest warrant based on the indictment returned in May 2013. Although Yarrington contested his extradition, Italian authorities recently authorized his extradition to the United States.
“HSI aggressively pursues transnational criminal organizations that pose a threat to the U.S. national security, to include corrupt public officials who use their position and influence to further the illicit activity,” said Folden.
“HSI is committed to upholding the rule of law and investigating those involved in criminal activity and bringing the illicit gains of these crimes to the U.S.”
“This case highlights the impact multiple agencies can have when they join forces. DEA, HSI, IRS-CI and FBI along with our state, local and international law enforcement partners will continue to work together and pursue those who threaten our country through the smuggling and...
distribution of illegal and dangerous drugs such as cocaine,” said Glaspy. “This extradition sends a global message that those accused of leveraging their political positions to conduct drug trafficking and other criminal activity will be brought to justice.”
“This investigation took law enforcement above and beyond its traditional role in financial crimes,” said Tsui. “The apprehension of Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba underscores IRS-CI’s commitment to assist our law enforcement partners,
both foreign and domestic, and follow the money trail across the globe to unravel this and other complex financial investigations.”
Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004. Tamaulipas lies along the southern border between the United States and Mexico directly across from Brownsville and Laredo.
