One of New Mexico’s ‘most wanted’ fugitives in custody

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office announced it booked wanted alleged murderer Eduardo Estrada-Garcia after extraditing him from Mexico.

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office worked with the U.S. Marshals Service, the United States Department of Justice and the Mexican government to bring Estrada-Garcia back to New Mexico to face an open count of murder for the alleged 2006 brutal murder of a Chaparral, New Mexico woman.

“I am pleased to announce that one of New Mexico’s most wanted fugitives is in custody today and will face an open count of murder after nearly a decade on the run in Mexico. I hope the return of this fugitive will provide some level of comfort to the family of Emely Corina Howard who have long awaited the return of Estrada-Garcia” said Attorney General Hector Balderas.

The extradition of Estrada-Garcia marks the third in a month