U.S. DRUG INDICTMENT OF PAIR IN MEXICAN JAIL

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Two Mexican brothers were indicted Thursday on charges of
running a methamphetamine trafficking ring that stretched from India to
Germany to California.

Jesus Amezcua Contreras, 32, and Luis Amezcua Contreras, 34, are charged
with manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine, conspiracy to possess
ephedrine, which is a component of the drug, and continuing a criminal
enterprise.

They could face life terms if extradited and convicted.

They were arrested June 1 in Mexico, where a judge cleared them of two of
three charges there. They remain in custody in Mexico on money laundering
charges. The United States wants them extradited.

Announcing the brothers' arrest, Mexican authorities said they had broken
up the country's largest methamphetamine and amphetamine cartel, which
could be the largest in the world.

The brothers had suppliers in India, Germany, China and elsewhere to
collect ingredients for use in labs in the United States and Mexico,
authorities said.

The two already had drug charges pending in the United States. Agents
rounded up more than 80 gang members in December and raided three labs,
including two in the Los Angeles area.

Checked-by: Richard Lake