Man facing murder charges deported from Pima County to Mexico

Arizona Daily Star Updated 7 hrs ago



A Mexican national wanted on murder charges in his home country was turned over Tuesday to Mexican law enforcement officials by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Nogales Port of Entry.

Luis Raul Quiroz-Gongora, 29, was arrested in February on drug charges in Pima County. After being sentenced in June to 150 days in jail for facilitating the transportation of marijuana for sale, and getting credit for time served, Quiroz-Gongora was transferred to ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations and placed in deportation proceedings.

An arrest warrant was issued in November 2013 by a judge in Sonora, Mexico, that charges Quiroz along with another person with murder in connection with the shooting death of a Sonoran resident.

 Man facing murder charges deported from Pima County to Mexico