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Fugitive Jorge Arroyo Garcia, the Alleged Murderer of a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, Has Been Apprehended in Mexico
Mexico City, February 23, 2006 – “We have received preliminary reports that agents of the Mexican Federal Investigation Agency arrested U.S. fugitive JORGE ARROYO GARCIA (aka Armando Arroyo) today in Tonalá, in Mexico’s state of Jalisco,” said U.S. Ambassador Antonio O. Garza, Jr. “Arroyo Garcia is facing charges in California for murdering Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff David March during a traffic stop in April 2002.”
“Under the terms of the extradition treaty between the United States and Mexico, the United States has 60 days to present the documents required under Mexican law to authorities here, to obtain Arroyo Garcia’s extradition to the United States. Mexico’s courts and the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Relations must also approve this extradition request. Although the entire extradition process often takes more than 6 months to a year to complete, Arroyo Garcia is now off the streets and should remain in jail until he is returned to the United States.”
“The arrest today was the result of investigative persistence and close cooperative efforts between the United States Marshals Service and the Mexico’s Federal Investigative Agency. We are very grateful for their efforts,” added Ambassador Garza.
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