Senator-elect Lorena Villaverde faces scrutiny over past drug trafficking charges in the United States

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Senator-elect Lorena Villaverde's eligibility is challenged due to past legal issues in the United States, preventing her Senate swearing-in. Journalist Hugo Alconada Mon reported Villaverde was detained in 2002 for drug trafficking, convicted, but a subsequent retrial never occurred after charges were dropped. Villaverde previously resigned her Chamber of Deputies seat to assume her Senate role but has requested its withdrawal amid the ongoing controversy.


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