Sinaloa cartel lieutenant arrested in Nebraska during a traffic stop
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Authorities say a fugitive lieutenant in an infamous Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in eastern Nebraska.
The Seward County sheriff's office says 39-year-old Jesus Ramon Buena-Peregina had been on the run from U.S. authorities for four years. He was arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 near Seward, about 70 miles southwest of Omaha.
Buena-Peregina, a lieutenant in the Sinaloa drug cartel, had been wanted on felony drug charges. Authorities say he returned to the country after being deported to Mexico and was trafficking cocaine.
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Deputies say they found a fake passport and IDs on Buena-Peregrina. They took him and his driver, 27-year-old Vanessa E. Lopez-Pena, into custody, then notified federal authorities.
Online court records don't list attorneys to speak on behalf of Buena-Peregina or Lopez-Pena.
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