Is El Diablo In Calipatria Prison Now? Mexican Drug Lord Update

El Diablo’s prison sentence was for 20 years in federal prison, he was charged and found guilty of drug trafficking into the borders of the United States of America. 

El Diablo whose real name is Edgar Veyta is a Mexican jurist. He has been the attorney general for the Mexican state of Nayarit since 2013. Many in Nayarit knew Veytia as “La Bestia” (the beast) or “El Diablo” (the devil), and he was said to be in charge of the “military arm” of state governor Roberto Sandoval Castaeda’s government, the Nayarit Police.

On March 27, 2017, he was detained on drug trafficking accusations at the Cross Border Xpress on the Mexico–US border. On September 26, 2019, he was sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined $1,000,000 (MXN $18,350,000).

Let us learn more about El Diablo’s prison and take a closer look at his Wikipedia and family.

2022: Is El Diablo In Calipatria Prison Now?

El Diablo is not in Calipatria Prison as of now as there is no information about the inmate being transferred there in 2022.

Instead, Diablo is serving his 20 years in prison sentence in United States Penitentiary, Marion according to his Wikipedia profile.

The United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion) is a medium-security federal prison in unincorporated Williamson County, Illinois, that houses male offenders. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, a branch of the US Department of Justice, is in charge of its operation.

A satellite prison camp for minimum-security male prisoners is located close to the main institution.

Drug Lord El Diablo Wikipedia

Drug Lord El Diablo does have a Wikipedia profile for his wiki and bio.

However, we have also covered everything to know about El Diablo in this article for our readers and viewers.

Veytia was born in Tijuana, but grew up in San Diego, attending elementary, middle, and high school there. He went to the Universidad de Alica in Tepic, Nayarit, for law school.

He became a student pilot, taking classes from 2010 to 2013 at Brown Field’s First Flight school. In 2011, he obtained a student license from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

Meet El Diablo Family

El Diablo’s family lived in San Diego.

His parents’ names are not available yet but according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, he acquired his US citizenship through his mother in his early childhood.

Diablo has a sister in his family, his sister’s name is Vanessa Veytia. She owns a produce and seafood wholesale company, San Carlos Veggies & Sea Food.

He is married to his wife Olimpia Veytia and the couple might have children together but their details have not come to the surface yet.

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