London police detain jailed former Mexican governor's wife; faces extradition trial


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019

FILE PHOTO: Karime Macias, wife of detained former Mexican governor Javier Duarte, attends an event in Xalapa, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, Mexico, October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Oscar Martinez

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police in London on Tuesday detained Karime Macias, the wife of a disgraced former Mexican state governor who is serving a 9-year jail sentence for money laundering and links to organised crime, a spokesman for Mexico's attorney general's office said.

Macias will now face an extradition trial in Britain, the spokesman said.

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