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Cartel kingpin caught by U.S.

The U.S. federal government may seek the death penalty for Francisco Javier Arellano Felix, the accused kingpin of one of Mexico's oldest and most notorious drug cartels who was caught in U.S. waters on a yacht on Aug. 16.

Mexican drug cartel kingpin, Francisco Javier Arellano Felix

Felix, 36, did not seek bail during his second court appearance Aug. 21 in five days. He has pleaded not guilty to racketeering, conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances and money laundering.

Laura Duffy, an assistant U.S. attorney, said the government may seek new charges against Arellano Felix that would allow for the death penalty or life in prison if he is convicted.

Arellano Felix faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison under a 2003 indictment that accused him and others of moving tons of Colombian cocaine and Mexican marijuana to the United States and involvement in a string of assassinations or plots, U.S. authorities said.

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