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Mexican Court Sentences Four Men to 80 Years for 2018 Kidnapping

A Mexican federal court sentenced four men to 80 years in prison for a 2018 kidnapping in the State of Mexico.

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The Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) obtained a sentence of 80 years in prison for four men responsible for the aggravated kidnapping of a person in December 2018 in the State of Mexico. [1] Mexican authorities arrested Govén Ulisses N., alias El Amarillo, on September 3, 2026, in Puebla. [2] After remaining in illegal captivity, the victim was abandoned dead in the municipality of Nicolás Romero, State of Mexico. [3] In addition to the 80-year prison sentence, the judicial authority imposed a fine of 1,407,720 pesos, suspended the political and civil rights of the responsible parties, and ordered them to cover the repair of the damage. [4] The four sentenced individuals are Martín Yosbani Roa Rosas, alias 'El M5' and/or 'El Gordo'; José Antonio Jaimes Pichardo; Jorge David Cenobio Martínez; and Josué Iván Delgado Cervantes. [5] A total of 39 vehicles, including high-end units, were seized during the operation. [6] The arrested individual is a leader of a criminal cell linked to the Los Rusos cartel. [7] Weapons and drugs were also seized as part of the operation. [8]
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  1. The Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) obtained a sentence of 80 years in prison for four men responsible for the aggravated kidnapping of a person in December 2018 in the State of Mexico. · Excélsior
  2. Mexican authorities arrested Govén Ulisses N., alias El Amarillo, on September 3, 2026, in Puebla. · Quadratín Michoacán
  3. After remaining in illegal captivity, the victim was abandoned dead in the municipality of Nicolás Romero, State of Mexico. · Excélsior
  4. In addition to the 80-year prison sentence, the judicial authority imposed a fine of 1,407,720 pesos, suspended the political and civil rights of the responsible parties, and ordered them to cover the repair of the damage. · Excélsior
  5. The four sentenced individuals are Martín Yosbani Roa Rosas, alias 'El M5' and/or 'El Gordo'; José Antonio Jaimes Pichardo; Jorge David Cenobio Martínez; and Josué Iván Delgado Cervantes. · Excélsior
  6. A total of 39 vehicles, including high-end units, were seized during the operation. · Quadratín Michoacán
  7. The arrested individual is a leader of a criminal cell linked to the Los Rusos cartel. · Quadratín Michoacán
  8. Weapons and drugs were also seized as part of the operation. · Quadratín Michoacán
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