Agustín Vásquez Mendoza
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Agustín Vásquez Mendoza is a Mexican
citizen who was sought for four years in the late 1990s by the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) as the 445th FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
for his alleged participation in a drug conspiracy which led to the death of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) Special Agent. DEA Special Agent Richard Fass was murdered while acting, in an undercover capacity, as a buyer of a significant quantity of methamphetamine
from Vásquez Mendoza. He was arrested in Puebla
by Mexican
authorities on July 9, 2000.
According to the DEA, on June 30, 1994, Vásquez Mendoza and associates, Rafael Rubio Méndez, Juan Vásquez Rubio and Eduardo Aceves Vásquez, shot Special Agent Richard E. Fass in Glendale
, Arizona
, and robbed him of US$160,000 believed to be used for the purchase of methamphetamines. He was indicted in Phoenix, Arizona
, on July 11, 1994 and was entered into the FBI
Ten Most Wanted Fugitives'
database on August 3, 1996 at place 445. He remained on the run for four years until his arrest.
On January 29, 2005, the DEA announced Vásquez Mendoza’s extradition from Mexico to stand trial. He was transported to Phoenix, Arizona
, to be tried for First Degree Murder, Conspiracy/Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, Kidnapping and First Degree Burglary.
Mexican people
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citizen who was sought for four years in the late 1990s by the United States
United States
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
(FBI) as the 445th FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1990s
The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives during the 1990s is a list, maintained for a fifth decade, of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.-FBI 10 Most Wanted Fugitives to begin the 1990s:...
for his alleged participation in a drug conspiracy which led to the death of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
(DEA) Special Agent. DEA Special Agent Richard Fass was murdered while acting, in an undercover capacity, as a buyer of a significant quantity of methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
from Vásquez Mendoza. He was arrested in Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
by Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
authorities on July 9, 2000.
According to the DEA, on June 30, 1994, Vásquez Mendoza and associates, Rafael Rubio Méndez, Juan Vásquez Rubio and Eduardo Aceves Vásquez, shot Special Agent Richard E. Fass in Glendale
Glendale, Arizona
Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721....
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, and robbed him of US$160,000 believed to be used for the purchase of methamphetamines. He was indicted in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, on July 11, 1994 and was entered into the FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
Ten Most Wanted Fugitives'
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and William Kinsey Hutchinson, International News Service Editor-in-Chief, who were discussing ways to promote capture of the...
database on August 3, 1996 at place 445. He remained on the run for four years until his arrest.
On January 29, 2005, the DEA announced Vásquez Mendoza’s extradition from Mexico to stand trial. He was transported to Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, to be tried for First Degree Murder, Conspiracy/Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder, Attempted Armed Robbery, Kidnapping and First Degree Burglary.