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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was released Sunday from a situation successful bluish Mexico wherever helium was sent successful August aft being deported from the United States.
The boxer, lad of Mexican boxing large Julio César Chávez, is awaiting proceedings connected accusations of engagement with cartels and illegally trafficking arms into Mexico.
Chávez was released aft a justice successful the bluish Mexican metropolis of Hermosillo said helium wouldn't person to stay successful custody portion awaiting trial, but that helium was prohibited from leaving Mexico, a national cause told The Associated Press connected information of anonymity due to the fact that helium was not authorized to talk publicly. The justice besides acceptable a three-month play for further probe into the case.
Chávez's lawyer, Rubén Fernando Benítez Alvarez, confirmed that the tribunal imposed further measures. He described the claims against his lawsuit arsenic "speculation" and "urban legends" pursuing the tribunal proceeding connected Saturday successful the bluish Mexican metropolis of Hermosillo.
If convicted, Chávez — who took portion successful the proceeding virtually from a detention installation — could look a situation condemnation of betwixt 4 and 8 years, Alvarez said. The adjacent proceeding is acceptable for Nov. 24, the Agence France-Presse reported.
Chávez, 39, who had been surviving successful the United States for respective years, was arrested successful aboriginal July by U.S. agents extracurricular his Los Angeles location for overstaying his visa and providing inaccurate details connected an exertion to get a greenish card. The apprehension came conscionable days aft a combat helium had with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul successful Los Angeles.
The boxer was then deported by the U.S. connected Aug. 19 and handed implicit to agents of the Federal Attorney General's Office successful Sonora state, who transferred him to the Federal Social Reintegration Center successful Hermosillo.
Since 2019, Mexican prosecutors person been investigating the boxer pursuing a ailment filed by U.S. authorities against the Sinaloa Cartel for organized crime, quality trafficking, arms trafficking and cause trafficking.
The lawsuit led to investigations against 13 people, among them Ovidio Guzmán López — the lad of convicted cause lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán — on with immoderate collaborators, hitmen and accomplices of the transgression organization. Guzmán López was arrested successful January 2023 and extradited to the U.S. 8 months later.
Following the inquiry, the Federal Attorney General's Office issued respective apprehension warrants, including 1 against Chávez.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said Chávez was wanted since 2023 successful Mexico, but that helium wasn't detained due to the fact that helium spent astir of the clip successful the U.S.
The high-profile lawsuit travel arsenic the Trump medication is pressuring Mexico to ace down connected organized crime, canceling visas of notable Mexican artists and celebrities and ramping up deportations.
Chávez has struggled with cause addiction passim his vocation and has been arrested aggregate times. In 2012, helium was recovered blameworthy of driving nether the power successful Los Angeles and was sentenced to 13 days successful jail.
He was arrested past twelvemonth for weapons possession. Police reported that Chávez had 2 rifles. He was released soon afterward upon posting $50,000 bail, connected the information that helium be a installation to person attraction for his addiction.
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