Daniel Arizmendi López, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City): Daniel Arizmendi López, known as “El Mochaorejas,” has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes related to organized crime, operations with funds of illicit origin, and possession of firearms for exclusive military use, according to a report published by InformaOriente.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported that a federal judge issued the sentence after a judicial proceeding was repeated, a process that had been ordered since 2003.
Arizmendi López led a kidnapping organization that operated in the State of Mexico and Mexico City, dating back to at least 1998. The group gained notoriety for the violence it inflicted on its victims, particularly the mutilation of ears as a means of intimidation to extract payments from relatives.
With this court ruling, a new sentence of 50 years in prison has been established against one of the best-known kidnappers in Mexico.
