Overview
- Judge Daniel Marcelino Niño Jiménez of the Fourth District Criminal Court in Toluca rejected Hernán Bermúdez Requena’s bid to block a transfer to the United States because no extradition procedure is active.
- Bermúdez Requena remains held at the Altiplano maximum-security prison as he faces Mexican charges including extortion, aggravated kidnapping and association delictuosa.
- His filing cited comments from Altiplano custodial staff and press reports, which the judge ruled do not constitute official notification of any extradition action.
- On the enforcement front, the Tabasco state prosecutor’s office reported seizing three properties in Centla allegedly tied to La Barredora’s financial network.
- The resolution leaves open the option to seek new legal protection if U.S. authorities later submit a formal extradition request.