Mexican drug cartel leader known as 'James Bond' extradited to New York
Briefly

Jesús Ricardo Patrón Sánchez, an alleged leader of the H-2 drug cartel, has been extradited to the U.S. from Mexico. He faces multiple charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, in connection with the cartel’s operations, which flooded U.S. markets with dangerous drugs. Reports indicate that the H-2 cartel, based in Mexico’s Nayarit and Sinaloa regions, used significant violence and corruption to control its territory and was involved in numerous drug-related murders. Sánchez is being held without bail as the case progresses, highlighting the ongoing battle against drug trafficking in America.
The H-2 drug trafficking organization employed corruption and violence, including bribing public officials and committing murders, to control territory and advance its illicit goals.
Federal prosecutors highlighted that the H-2 cartel, led by Jesús Ricardo Patrón Sánchez, saturated American streets with dangerous drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine.
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