Successful Extradition of Fugitive Jose Luis Navarro

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Sacramento Police Department have announced the successful extradition of Jose Luis Navarro, who fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution in Sacramento County. Navarro was wanted for alleged sex crimes against four minor children between 2014 and 2022. The FBI, in collaboration with international partners, worked tirelessly to secure Navarro's arrest and extradition. This achievement serves as a testament to the FBI's commitment to bringing fugitives to justice, no matter where they may hide.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FBI Sacramento Field Office and Sacramento Police Department collaborated with international partners, including the FBI Legal Attache Office in Mexico City, Interpol, U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Department of Justice's Office of International Affairs, to secure Navarro's extradition.
  • Navarro was wanted for alleged sex crimes against four minor children between 2014 and 2022, charging him with 38 counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 using force/violence, five counts of sex acts with a child under 10 years old, and two counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14.
  • The FBI obtained a federal arrest warrant on May 16, 2023, following information indicating that Navarro left the United States to avoid prosecution in Sacramento County.
  • A joint investigation by the FBI Legal Attache in Mexico City, FBI Sacramento field office, and Interpol's Agencia de Investigacion Criminal located Navarro in Vista Hermosa, Michoacan, Mexico, where he was apprehended by Mexican law enforcement partners on March 23, 2025.
  • Navarro's return was funded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Project Welcome Home," which provides funding to assist in the transportation of federal fugitives to the United States.
  • Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel of the FBI Sacramento Field Office stated, "No matter where criminals hide, the FBI will not stop until they answer for their crimes."

Statistics:

  • 38 counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 using force/violence
  • 5 counts of sex acts with a child under 10 years old
  • 2 counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14
  • 2 separate warrants issued: a felony no-bail arrest warrant by the Sacramento Superior Court, and a federal arrest warrant by criminal complaint on May 16, 2023
  • Funding for Navarro's return provided by "Project Welcome Home"

Sources:

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Sacramento Police Department
  • U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • The Department of Justice's Office of International Affairs
  • Interpol's Agencia de Investigacion Criminal
  • Mexican law enforcement partners