‘El Pelón, second in command of ‘La Línea’, is extradited to the US

Members of the Mexican Navy Secretariat (Semar) in coordination with personnel from the National Migration Institute (INM), the Criminal Investigation Agency and the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) located and deported Saúl Pagán to the United States. , Baldidentified as second in command of the criminal group The linearmed wing of the Juarez Cartel.

Security Cabinet authorities reported that Baldwho was a fugitive from United States justice, was detained in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

After his re-arrest, he was handed over to US authorities to continue his sentence for the crime of smuggling goods under the laws and regulations of that country, as well as for trafficking in weapons and ammunition.

The member of The line He was transferred to the Stanton border crossing and handed over through the deportation mechanism by the National Immigration Institute to the US authorities.

The officials interviewed indicated that Saúl Pagán is considered by national and international agencies as the second in command of the criminal group of The lineand who since 2016 authorities have associated with executions, extortion, kidnapping, drug trafficking and arms sales in that border city.

“The lineSince its emergence, just over 20 years ago as the armed wing of the Juárez Cartel, it has been characterized as an organization that makes excessive use of violence, and has maintained a fierce dispute for control of the plaza against other established criminal gangs. in the area, such as La Empresa and Gente Nueva, criminal cells linked to the Sinaloa Cartel,” the authorities said.

One of the most recent events that link The line with the generation of extreme violence that occurred at the beginning of the current six-year term, is the multi-homicide of the LeBaron family that occurred in the municipality of Bavispe in November 2019 and that became an international problem, due to the severity and the intervention of authorities. Americans on Mexican soil, since they are American citizens in the case of the victims.