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NEWS RELEASE

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Diego, California

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy

For Further Information, Contact: Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Braverman (619) 546-6717

For Immediate Rel ease

ALLEGED SINALOA DRUG CARTEL LEADER ARRESTED

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY –

January 3, 2014

SAN DIEGO –Jose Rodrigo Arechiga-Gamboa, also known as “Chino Antrax” and “Norberto

Sicairos-Garcia,” was arrested Monday, December 30, 2013, at the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam,

Netherlands at the request of the United States.

A federal grand jury in San Diego returned a sealed indictment on December 20, 2013, charging

Arechiga-Gamboa with Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Intended for Importation and

Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances. That same day, the Clerk of the Court issued a sealed

warrant for his arrest. The indictment was unsealed today.

Archiga-Gamboa was taken into custody at the airport under a fraudulent name as he deplaned from KLM

Flight 686 from Mexico City, Mexico to Amsterdam. The United States made formal requests for

assistance from foreign authorities via a provisional arrest warrant and an Interpol Red Notice.