PAN politician arrested in San Diego for money laundering

Original article available at ZETA
Translated by El Wachito

Last Friday, December 16th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arrested in San Diego, California, two individuals around 2:16PM.
Luis Torres Santillan, 37 years old, was registered as an assistant politician by the actual mayor of Tijuana, Juan Manuel Gastelum who belongs to Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). Luis Torres Santillan was registered since December 1st.

According to investigations from ZETA, the politician and Liza Ampudia, are accused by the United States of money laundering.

Luis Torres was a member of Coparmex, in the commission of Public Safety, and an associate-administrator of Fernando Beltran, a businessman and one of the biggest and most successful box promoters of Mexico.

Luis Torres Santillan at a golf tournament/charity event in Tijuana

After ZETA reviewed jail records, it was known that Torres Santillan is located in Area 4B of the San Diego Central Jail, which is located in downtown.

According to the Sheriffs Department of San Diego, the PAN politician is eligible for a bail bond if he pays 5 million dollars, either in cash or in properties, however it will be a judge who decides if he can leave the jail by paying a bail bond or stay in jail the following days.

His first audience is schedule for Wednesday, December 21st in the Superior Court of San Diego.

Fernando Beltran "Spoiled child" of Kiko Vega, has miraculously received several contracts from the state of Baja California

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