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Recently, the assistant mayor of nearby El Porvenir and the mayor of Distrito Bravos were killed. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0. Top Stories. Durham probe offers fresh support for man who has long denied being 'dossier' source Nov 11, PM. Missing Hawaii girl's adoptive parents arrested and charged with murder Nov 11, AM. Jan 08, PM. And a play about her life was staged in New York City. Valles fled to the United States after about four months on the job.

She sought asylum for her husband, her parents and her infant child, saying she feared for her life. During a March 16 court hearing, prosecutors mentioned that a possible plea agreement on the charges of transporting undocumented immigrants could be reached in the next two weeks.

But on March 22, Rubio-Cervantes was indicted by a grand jury on additional charges that include conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Documents detailing the newest allegations have been sealed by a federal court but, according to a redacted indictment, Rubio-Cervantes, 24, allegedly imported and distributed kilograms or more of marijuana in In addition, Rubio-Cervantes is accused of moving an undisclosed amount of money from Oklahoma and Texas into Mexico between April 8 and April 14, Assistant U.

Attorney Andres Ortega, who is prosecuting the case against Rubio-Cervantes, couldn't be reached for comment. Rubio-Cervantes' court-appointed criminal defense lawyer, Sergio Garcia, also could not be reached for comment. Immigration attorney Carlos Spector, who represents Marisol Valles Garcia in her asylum case, said the charges against her husband do not affect his client.

Spector said Valles' case is based on the events that happened in Mexico, which forced her and her family to flee to the United States. Spector said it does not look good when someone who is in the country under asylum is accused of a crime. Praxedis, located only about 35 miles away from Ciudad Juarez, is in a region that has seen some of the bloodiest conflict, as rival cartels fight over smuggling routes into the United States.

The idealistic criminology student's rise to police chief in one of Mexico's most violent areas thrust Valles Garcia into the international spotlight. News reporters from around the world came to Praxedis, a town of only 3, people, to tell the story of the woman who dreamed to make a difference. That's why I accepted the job," Valles Garcia said. To many public officials in Mexico, it is a familiar offer, commonly referred to as "plata o plomo" silver or lead -- a not-so-subtle demand to accept the drug cartel's bribes, or be on the receiving end of bullets.

Valles Garcia refused the offers for months. Knowing she could not take on the drug cartels with her tiny police force, her mission at the police department was focusing on prevention. She hired 13 female police officers. They refused to carry weapons and the young police chief never used body guards, unlike many other public officials in Mexico.

There will always be fear, but what we want to achieve in our municipality is tranquility and security. Her vision was training the police force to focus on pushing children to stay in school and helping single mothers find steady-paying jobs.

It was a lucrative offer in a town full of women widowed by the drug war, where many families were scrambling to survive. Valles Garcia hoped the same circumstances that made so many young people fall prey to drug cartels' offers of making easy money would bolster her police force's success. We were trying to help them make a better life.