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Federal Judge Orders Preventive Detention for 'El Betillo,' Nephew of Ex–Gulf Cartel Boss

The case enters a pause after the defense sought extra time under a constitutional procedure.

Overview

  • Prosecutors from FEMDO secured a ruling that the Dec. 21 arrests were legal and obtained preventive custody for the three detainees.
  • The FGR accuses Mario Alberto Cárdenas Medina of possessing weapons, cartridges and magazines reserved for the armed forces, and of methamphetamine trafficking with intent to sell.
  • Authorities detained him in Monterrey, Nuevo León, on avenida Lázaro Cárdenas near avenida Alfonso Reyes, according to the National Detention Registry.
  • He was arrested alongside Raúl Ramírez and Kevin Alberto Castro, who face the same charges and remain in preventive custody.
  • The defense requested duplicidad del término constitucional, delaying a decision on whether they will be formally bound over for trial, and the FGR has not stated when the hearing will resume.