Former Assistant to Baja California Prosecutor Arrested While Smuggling 30 Kilos of Meth Across US Border

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The former assistant to the Chief of Staff of the State Attorney General's Office was arrested by US authorities while trying to cross 30 kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States.

Octavio Andrée Espino Torres, as of January 2022, had assumed the position of assistant to the Chief of Staff of prosecutor Ricardo Iván Carpio Sánchez, according to Apro. The arrest occurred on June 14 when the minister tried to cross through the San Ysidro port of entry, with 45 packages containing 30 kilos of methamphetamine.

Prosecutor Iván Carpio Sánchez has not declared in this regard, however, through a press release, the FGR clarifies that he is "a former employee" and "a former agent of the public ministry." He also specified that: “Octavio “N”, was a staff member of this Prosecutor's Office and was assigned to the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Adolescents, the area in which he performed his duties.

"Before he was discharged, due to an excessive number of absences, Octavio "N" was performing administrative functions within the Prosecutor's Office in relation to projects in his assigned area, in addition to supporting the head of the office of the holder as an assistant. of the FGE in some additional tasks.” He adds that the prosecutor's office is working with the US authorities to assist in the investigations.

It highlights that any public servant who transgresses the law will be subjected to the processes that correspond to him in justice. No one is or will be above the law and no act of corruption will be tolerated.

Source Riodoce, Baja California FGE