The prisoner was handed over to the federal authorities to be extradited
Mexico's efforts on fighting money laundering are lagging behind the amount of information gathered by the US
English26/03/2017
Odebrecht, High-rise corruption
The bribery scheme articulated by the Brazilian construction company, in exchange for juicy contracts, stretched beyond its borders and permeated in ten Latin American and Caribbean countries
Nuevo León state security spokesman Aldo Fasci Zuazua says state police investigators arrested Fernando Cano Martinez in the wealthy Monterrey suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia
The passports were to be delivered to the former governor of Veracruz so he and his wife could leave to Guatemala
Veracruz State Governor Jaiver Duarte went on the run after an arrest warrant was issued in his name
Vicente Carrillo Leyva is the son of reputed drug dealer "The Lord of the Skies".
The charges are mostly against the illicit money couriers working for Colombian and Mexican cartels trying to get U.S. drug-profit dollars converted into pesos they can use.
The former governor of Coahuila was arrested on January 15 in Spain, accused of presumed money laundering and embezzlement.
A total of 109 reports were filed before the Attorney General's Office (PGR) last year, the highest number in nine years.