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Article: Mexico Arrests Suspect In 7 California Killings; Wine Worker Expected to Be Extradited
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- The Washington Post
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- April 20, 1989
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Ramon Salcido, a Mexican-born winery worker wanted in the
killings of his wife, two daughters and four other persons in
northern California, was arrested early today by federal police at a
roadblock in northwestern Mexico, the attorney general's office said.
A statement issued by the office said Salcido, 27, was arrested
near the town of Guasave in Sinaloa State at a roadblock set up to
check for drug traffickers. He was riding on a bus heading for his
hometown of Los Mochis and carried no identification, the statement
said.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said Salcido will
be brought to Mexico City, where a U.S. request for his extradition
would be processed.
Salcido's ...