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Supreme Court Upholds 25-Year Prison Term for Ye Yong Qing

The court’s refusal of his direct amparo reaffirms findings of his role in organizing a Toluca psychotropic drug laboratory.

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Overview

  • The Primera Sala of the SCJN unanimously dismissed Ye Yong Qing’s direct amparo on August 14, leaving his 25-year sentence intact.
  • Ye Yong Qing was convicted in 2014 of crimes against public health, organized crime and illicit finance for producing psychotropic drugs in a Toluca lab.
  • He has been in custody since his arrest by the Policía Federal in March 2008.
  • Authorities seized over $205 million at his cousin Zhenli Ye Gon’s Lomas de Chapultepec home in 2007, a case that led to the cousin’s U.S. arrest and extradition.
  • With no further appeals available, Ye Yong Qing is set to serve his full term under federal jurisdiction.