Prison Sentences for Tijuana Cartel Leader

On 5 Jan 12, the New York Times reported Benjamin Arellano Felix, 58, will not be sentenced no more than 25 years under a plea agreement. After he serves his time in the US, he will then serve the remainder of his time in Mexico for crimes committed there.

Additional Excerpts:

"Francisco Javier Arellano Felix, a younger brother who led the cartel after Benjamin was arrested in Mexico in 2002, was sentenced in San Diego to life in prison in 2007, a year after he was captured by U.S. authorities in international waters off Mexico's Baja California coast."

"Jesus Labra Aviles, a lieutenant under Benjamin Arellano Felix, was sentenced in San Diego to 40 years in prison in 2010."

Full article link: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/01/05/us/AP-US-Drug-War-Arellano-Felix.html?ref=news&pagewanted=print