An Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge was freed and traveled back to the U.S. after a court reviewed her case, including key security footage, and dismissed the allegations. "I'm free. I'm free. I'm free. I was innocent," said Yanira Maldonado, 42, who walked out of the prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico, and into her husband's arms late Thursday. She and her family members could be seen crossing through the Nogales port of entry into Arizona in a small sedan shortly after midnight, The Arizona Republic reports. Maldonado spoke briefly after her release,...
- 5/31/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
An Arizona mother locked up in a Mexico prison on a drug-smuggling charge is depressed and upset about the situation, but hopeful a judge will throw out the case after realizing there is no basis to the charges, her lawyer said. Jose Francisco Benitez Paz spoke to The Associated Press about 42-year-old Yanira Maldonado, a devout Mormon with seven children who was arrested by the Mexican military after they found nearly 12 lbs. of pot under her bus seat last week. Benitez attended a court hearing Wednesday where he told a judge that she should be released from prison. He noted...
- 5/30/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
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