Mexico Extradites Alleged Sex Trafficker to U.S.

On March 2, 2007, U.S. law enforcement officials announced the extradition of Consuelo Carreto Valencia, an accused sex trafficker, to the U.S. to face a 27-count indictment concerning the trafficking of young women into forced prostitution. On January 20, 2007, Mexico extradited Valencia, together with 14 defendants in other cases. She was arraigned on March 2 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York … [more]