“Sol Prendido“ for Borderland Beat
In other news many have tried. But in Mexico no one has been able to stop their extradition with the argument that he is not the same person that another nation claims to try him for various crimes. This has been possible thanks to the facial recognition software called Animetrex. Although the requested will try to perform facial surgeries or damage their fingerprints.
The expert analysis carried out by the general coordination of expert services of the criminal investigation agency of the Attorney General’s Office is capable of revealing their true identity. The software was created by the United States and Mexico acquired it in 2015. It is constantly updated and is the tool that ensures that alleged criminals do not evade justice. As in the case of Ovidio Guzmán López.
Last March, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman’s son affirmed before a federal judge that he was not the person the U.S. government wants to convict. A recent case in which a detainee tried to deny his identity was that of Rubén Oseguera Gonzalez El Menchito, who offered partial statements to try to prove that he was not the son of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
As evidence, El Menchito provided a forensic medical expert on anthropometry and identification of persons. As well as a private expert on physiognomy admitted on July 24, 2017, and presented on July 6, 2018. However, the Attorney General’s Office proved that it was the same person. And El Menchito was extradited in February 2020.