Suspect in half-million peso robbery handed over to Mexican authorities at El Paso border

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 28-year-old man was extradited to Mexico on Thursday as he was wanted for the robbery of half a million pesos.

According to state authorities in Chihuahua, Joaquin Agustin L.C. was caught in the U.S., taken to the border crossing located at 1097 S. Stanton St. in Downtown El Paso and handed over to Mexican authorities as he is believed to be responsible for the robbery of a motorcycle shop back on Dec. 13, 2022, in the city of Cuauhtémoc in Chihuahua, Mexico.

In that robbery, authorities said the suspect walked away with $500,000 in Mexican currency.

No details were revealed regarding where in the U.S. he was caught,

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