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"Yanira Maldonado, a mother of seven, was arrested in Hermosillo, Mexico last week for allegedly trying to smuggle 12 pounds of marijuana into the US. On the way back home from her aunt&amp;#039;s funeral with her husband, Gary Maldonado, Mexican authorities stopped and searched their bus at a military checkpoint and asked all the passengers to vacate the vehicle. According to Gary&amp;#039;s father, Larry Maldonado, Gary was first accused and arrested for having drugs underneath his seat. However, after he contacted the US Consulate, officials said the drugs were actually under Yanira&amp;#039;s seat and arrested her instead. Believing Yanira was framed, her family insists they boarded the bus without any packages, which is supported by both the security tape and witnesses. A Mexican official, who didn&amp;#039;t disclose his name, backs their belief, saying no single person would have been able to &amp;quot;carry almost six kilos of marijuana onto a bus without being noticed.&amp;quot; Gary believes authorities just wanted money since they told him $5,000 would free his wife, regardless of guilt or innocence. Unable to collect the money in time, Yanira was then transported to a women&amp;#039;s jail in Nogales, Mexico. A judge will rule today whether Yanira should be released. If they don&amp;#039;t release her, she could wait four to six months in jail for another hearing while authorities further investigate her case. She faces 10 years in prison if convicted of the charges. What do you think of Yanira Maldonado&amp;#039;s arrest? Share your thoughts in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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