Global Courant 2023-05-12 19:10:58
Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
He member of the Valle Valle clan, Mario Rojel Urbina Miranda, will be extradited this Friday, May 12, after a judge gave a free pass to be sent to face US justice on charges drug traffic and money laundering.
As confirmed by the spokesman for the Ministry of Security, Miguel Martinez Madridthe extraditable Urbina Miranda, who remains in custody in the Special Forces Directorate since his capture in February 2023, will be delivered to the Hernán Acosta Mejía air base to DEA authorities.
He reported that the security device that will transfer the Honduran drug lord will be led by members of the Special Forces and a helicopter from the National Police for security reasons.
Urbina Miranda is requested by the Eastern District Court of Virginia. According to the accusations, alias “Marito” was part of a criminal organization derived from the Valle Valle clan in Copán, which was known as “New generation”.
Mario Rojel Urbina Miranda is the fourth Honduran to be extradited to the United States so far in 2023. In total, 38 people have been extradited to the United States and other countries with which Honduras has agreements.
