Son of ex-Panama president extradited to U.S. from Guatemala

Luis Enrique Martinelli, one of the sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, detained in Guatemala, sits in the back of a car as he arrives at the Guatemalan Air Force for his extradition to the U.S. under charges of money laundering, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala on Monday extradited a son of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli to the United States, where he and his brother face bribery and money laundering charges linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.

Luis Enrique Martinelli in the morning boarded an extradition flight bound for the United States, where he is wanted by a federal court in Brooklyn, New York.