A Texas sheriff arrested and charged a Reynosa, Tamaulipas, city councilwoman on state drug possession charges after a U.S. federal judge dismissed the federal charge and ordered her release.
Federal authorities arrested the Mexican border city politician after finding more than 42 kilograms of cocaine inside her vehicle.
The state charges against Ahumada come just one day after U.S. Magistrate Judge Juan Alanis in McAllen, Texas, dismissed the federal charges against her. Court documents revealed that the judge ruled there was no probable cause in the case.reported, federal authorities arrested Ahumada after U.S. Border Patrol agents found 42 kilograms of cocaine in her vehicle at the U.S. Highway 281 Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint. A criminal complaint filed by the U.S.
reported. The woman reportedly drove to Monterrey and then drove back to Reynosa one day before her arrest in Falfurrias. However, during the hearing, defense attorney Samuel Reyes got the agent to confirm that Ahumada apparently did not know that the vehicle contained cocaine when authorities found the drugs.
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