The co-founder and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel was immediately apprehended after his release from a Mexican maximum-security prison on Tuesday.
Hector Luis Palma Salazar, known as "El Guero Palma," was absolved of organized crime charges by a Mexican judge and set to be released on Tuesday if prosecutors couldn't find any outstanding warrants. After Palma's release was ordered, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador worried that the drug lord's release would make Mexico a target of international ridicule.
Despite having his release granted, the 80-year-old was immediately apprehended again after another federal judge issued an order against him. Members of the National Guard, the Attorney General's Office, and the Special Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime Investigation transported Palma to the Special Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime Investigation in Mexico City. The reason for Palma's arrest has not been released yet.
Palma was arrested in Mexico in 1995 and served 12 years on bribery and weapons charges. He was extradited to the U.S. in 2007 and served an additional nine years for cocaine trafficking before his release for good behavior. After his extradition to Mexico, he arrested again for organized crime and his alleged involvement in two murders.
Source: Market Research Telecast
