Miami, United States — The United States has charged a Mexican ex-mayor and five others for trafficking the largest shipment of meth seized in Miami history, officials said Thursday.
Adalberto Comparan, who was formerly mayor of Aguililla in Michoacan and alleged leader of Mexico’s United Cartels, and five other individuals face drug and other charges from two indictments.
The six smuggled more than 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of Mexican methamphetamines into the United States, prosecutors say.
One of the charges accuses Comparan, 57, known as “Fruto,” along with his alleged co-conspirator Alfonso Rustrian, 34, of drug trafficking.
Both were detained in Guatemala on Tuesda…
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