One Friday in December 2021, the man’s luck ran out. general Eduardo León Trauwitz.
The man, who was responsible for the safety of Mexican oil (Pemex) during the government of Enrique Pena Nieto (2012-2018), he was arrested by the Canadian authorities at the request of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) for fuel theft, better known as huachicol.
Mexico thus resolved one of the most asked questions: Where is León Trauwitz? But he opened another question: Will he be tried in Mexico?
Two years and four months later, the answer was: Supreme Court of the Province of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canadagranted the extradition of León Trauwitz to the country.
In May 2019, the Control Judge in the State of Mexico, residing in Almoloya de Juárez (Altiplano), issued an arrest warrant against Eduardo León Trawuitz for his probable responsibility in organized crime crimes related to hydrocarbons and illicit theft of hydrocarbons.
In October 2020at the request of the Canadian Department of Justice, The FGR presented the formal extradition request.
The Mexican general was close to Enrique Peña Nieto and his bodyguard from 2001 to 2005when he was governor of the State of Mexico.
In 2014, when Peña Nieto created the Strategic Safeguard subdirectorate at Pemexto protect the assets and values of the parastatal, Trauwitz was named its owner.
What is General Eduardo León Trauwitz accused of?
In 2019, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) was able to verify that Eduardo León Trauwitz and a group of accomplices, allegedly They covered up and protected huachicol in Pemex distribution networks.
In the accusation made by the prosecution it was detailed that The Mexican general created a criminal organization to steal and cover up the theft of hydrocarbons of the Pemex pipelines, through several clandestine taps.
