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Notorious Mexican Drug Lord Released from US Prison

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, founder of the ultra-violent Zetas, may face deportation to Mexico.

  • Cárdenas was released into the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
  • He has outstanding charges in Mexico and is currently in a US migration detention center.
  • Cárdenas is blamed for escalating violence in Mexico, introducing extreme tactics like decapitations.
  • The Zetas, initially his private army, became one of Mexico's deadliest crime groups.
  • The Biden administration reportedly plans to transfer Cárdenas to Mexico on Monday.
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