Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Friday, June 06, 2008

Corruption in Mexico

Violence and corruption are threats to the Mexican regime.

Ex-Mexico gov. convicted on drug charges

"A Mexican court sentenced a former state governor to 36 years in prison Wednesday for fomenting drug trafficking, overturning an earlier ruling that had imposed six years on lesser charges, his defense attorney said.

"Mario Villanueva, who was governor of the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo from 1993 to 1996, is also fighting extradition to the United States on charges he helped traffickers ship drugs to the U.S. market...

"Although other former Mexican governors have been suspected of having links to the drug trade, Villanueva would be the first one ever extradited to the U.S...

"Few drug lords have been extradited to the United States because they have argued they should face justice first in Mexico. But Calderón has shown greater willingness to extradite drug suspects to the U.S. since taking office in 2006..."


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