MEXICO ORDERS RELEASE OF JAILED US MARINE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, October 31, 2014, 21:26

A US marine imprisoned in Mexico for driving a vehicle loaded with firearms across the border has been released.

The family of retired Marine Sgt Andrew Tahmooressi expressed their "overwhelming and humbling feeling of relief" in a statement.

A judge in Tijuana ordered his immediate release on Friday, eight months after he was jailed.

The 26-year-old from Florida had said he got lost on a California motorway and accidentally crossed the border.

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