The former Chicago-area crew leader for the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel in Mexico has been freed on bail in Chicago after sitting in jail for more than nine years on federal charges.
Pablo Vega Cuevas has been cooperating with federal authorities against the cartel, which is accused of shipping thousands of pounds of heroin to the Chicago area on passenger buses.
Vega, who grew up in Aurora, appeared in court Thursday in an orange jail uniform and listened to a Spanish translation of the proceedings on headphones. His lawyer Robert Rascia asked to speak with the judge and prosecutor out of earshot of the public. They huddled for about seven minutes.
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