Brazil Extradites Mexican Cartel Leader to U.S. on Cocaine Trafficking Charges and Mexico Arrests His Sister

On November 12, 2021, the United States Department of Justice announced the extradition on November 10, 2021, of a Mexican national to face international drug trafficking charges.  Jose González-Valencia, also known as Jafett Arias-Becerra, La Chepa, Camaron, and Santy, 46, made his initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court on November 11.  He was detained pending his appearance the following afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin M. Meriweather in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.[1]  On November 15, 2021, Mexican authorities arrested Rosalina González-Valencia, the defendant’s sister and the wife of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the head of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).[2]