TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS.- The Florida Southern District Federal Court declined a request for compassionate pre-release, made by one of the leaders of the Valle Valle cartel.
Is about Gerson Stanley Ortega Valle, son of Digna Valle and cousin of Luis Alonso and Miguel Arnulfo Valle, who were accused of drug trafficking in the United States.
Ortega Valle He asked the court to favor him with a compassionate provisional release for the risk of getting COVID-19 in prison.
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The 31-year-old Honduran argued in his petition that he was shot seven times in the arm, chest and abdomen in an armed attack in 2012 and that he is suffering from lung problems.
The rejection letter states that, despite the consequences of the injuries, he has had no complaints of lung disease and is in stable health.
In 2018, Valle Valle’s cousin was sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into United States territory.
Ortega Valle is incarcerated in the McRae CI Low Security Prison, located in the state of Georgia.
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