Thread: Mexican Cartel Linked to Kidnap of U.S.6 Year Old Boy UPDATE

2 more face charges in Vegas boy abduction case

The Associated Press
11:11 a.m. July 1, 2009

LAS VEGAS — Federal prosecutors say two more defendants face drug conspiracy and other charges in a criminal case stemming from the abduction of a 6-year-old boy from his Las Vegas home last October.

A revised indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Erik Dushawn Webster and Jesus Gastelum with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and other crimes.

Webster and Gastelum join two other defendants in the case involving the kidnapping of Cole Puffinburger. Prosecutors believe the boy was taken by drug traffickers trying to locate his grandfather. The boy was found unharmed days later.

Court records show Webster made an initial appearance in the case June 15. He is free without bail pending a July 10 court appearance.
The U.S. attorney's office in Nevada says Gastelum remains a fugitive.

San Diego Union Tribune

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