Drug trafficker known as the “Lord of the Tunnels” is extradited to the U.S.

The Attorney General’s Office extradited José Sánchez Villalobos , better known as the “Lord of the Tunnels,” to the U.S.

José Sánchez Villalobos

was identified as one of El Chapo ’s main financial operators , the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel .

Drug trafficker known as the “Lord of the Tunnels” is extradited to the U.S.

The “Lord of the Tunnels” is wanted by a California court, where he is dubbed as the leader of a drug trafficking organization .

The charges are linked to a 2012 federal indictment , which charges Sánchez Villalobos with 9 counts of conspiracy to distribute and import marijuana and four counts of building, financing, and operating tunnels for the purpose of smuggling drugs into the United States: “According to court documents, defendant Jose Sanchez-Villalobos is alleged to be the highest-ranking member of a drug trafficking organization responsible for constructing and utilizing cross-border tunnels to import marijuana into the United States.”

The maximum penalty for these crimes is life in prison .

José Sánchez Villalobos

was handed over to U.S. authorities at a Mexican airport.

The infamous criminal is the man responsible for the construction and operations of at least two narco-tunnels found in Tijuana , Baja California.

These tunnels were used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. He criminal was in charge of the drug trafficking operations and of storing the drugs.

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