I've been to Hermosillo on a mission trip... Wouldn't go back if you paid me.
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Family says Arizona mother imprisoned in Mexico on drug charges is wrongly accused
Family says Arizona mother imprisoned in Mexico on drug charges is wrongly accused
Published May 28, 2013
FoxNews.com
42-year-old Yannira Maldonado, a devout Mormon who has been a U.S. citizen for 17 years, was thrown in jail while traveling on a bus back to Phoenix from her aunt's funeral in Hermosillo with her husband Gary, MyFoxPhoenix.com reports.
The woman's father-in-law, Larry Maldonado, tells the station the couple believed it would be safest to travel to and from Mexico on a bus from a Phoenix-based bus company. However, on the trip back, the bus was stopped by Mexican authorities, who ordered all the passengers off the bus and searched it.
The Mexican authorities then claimed they found 12 pounds of marijuana under Yannira Maldonado's seat and took her to jail. Her family says the drugs were not hers.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/28/family-says-arizona-mother-imprisoned-in-mexico-on-drug-charges-is-wrongly/#ixzz2UaDxVUsA
Published May 28, 2013
FoxNews.com
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May 28, 2013: Ana Soto, daughter of Yannira Maldonado, speaks out on her mother's ordeal. (myfoxphoenix.com)
42-year-old Yannira Maldonado, a devout Mormon who has been a U.S. citizen for 17 years, was thrown in jail while traveling on a bus back to Phoenix from her aunt's funeral in Hermosillo with her husband Gary, MyFoxPhoenix.com reports.
The woman's father-in-law, Larry Maldonado, tells the station the couple believed it would be safest to travel to and from Mexico on a bus from a Phoenix-based bus company. However, on the trip back, the bus was stopped by Mexican authorities, who ordered all the passengers off the bus and searched it.
The Mexican authorities then claimed they found 12 pounds of marijuana under Yannira Maldonado's seat and took her to jail. Her family says the drugs were not hers.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/28/family-says-arizona-mother-imprisoned-in-mexico-on-drug-charges-is-wrongly/#ixzz2UaDxVUsA
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Arizona Mom Freed From Mexican Jail
- Fox News
- Yanira Maldonado, the Arizona woman held in a Mexican jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge, has been freed after a court reviewed key security footage and dismissed the allegations.
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