Gamez-Garcia was arrested on the Chicago charges in the Mexican state of Morelos in November 2017, and his legal effort to prevent his extradition was denied earlier this year.

Geronimo Gamez-Garcia, a member of the Beltran-Leyva cartel who also goes by the name “Geremias,” was charged in a four-count indictment in 2016 that was made public Monday.

They describe Mr Gamez Garcia as the money and logistics man in the Beltran Leyva organisation, with direct responsibility for buying high-quality cocaine from Colombia. He is known to have frequently ...

Geronimo Gamez-Garcia, who has been in custody in Mexico since 2017, was brought to Chicago last week. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sunil Harjani on Thursday, court records show.