Karime Macías was freed after paying $3.5 million to UK authorities

On October 29, police in London detained Karime Macías , the wife of former Mexican governor Javier Duarte, who is serving a 9-year jail sentence for money laundering and links to organized crime .

After the hearing in London , a spokesperson for the Mexican government announced that Macías will now face an extradition trial in Britain .

It was later revealed that Karime Macías paid a £150,000 bond , around MXN $3,697,110, to face the extradition trial while free.

However, Macías will face several restrictions: she will not be able to leave London.

In Mexico , in the state of Veracruz , a judge issued a warrant for her arrest in 2018 for the alleged misuse of over MXN $112 million in funds from a social welfare program known as DIF .

Mexican prosecutors argued that Duarte headed an organization whose criminal operations were carried out in Veracruz , Campeche , and Mexico City between 2011 and 2016.

In 2016, Mexico's federal auditor , ASF , said that the irregularities under Javier Duarte were the biggest it had ever seen.

In a 2017 letter written by Macías , it is indicated that she was living in Britain and that she demanded the return of artwork , golf clubs , and crystal that Mexican authorities had seized.

In the letter, Macías also said she was forced to seek asylum in Britain because of “ persecution ” back home in Mexico.

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