Mexico US Extraditions
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2007 photo released by the Mexican Attorney General's Office taken at an undisclosed location, alleged Gulf cartel leader Osiel Cardenas-Guillen, is moved during his extradition to the United States from Mexico. Court documents show the extradited Mexican drug kingpin whose case has been shrouded in secrecy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Cardenas-Guillen, once the head of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 in Houston federal court during a closed hearing. He pleaded guilty to five counts, including drug charges. In exchange, prosecutors dropped 12 other counts he faced. (AP Photo/Mexico Attorney General's Office)
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