A high-ranking affiliate of violent Mexican drug cartels accused the Chicago big ju judge of manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl and heroin, and imported them into the US, accusing them of importing them into the US He faces life in prison after accusing him of
The Justice Department said 43-year-old Ceferino Espinoza Angulo was charged with drug conspiracy and firearms crimes.
According to court documents, Anglo allegedly hired dozens of gunmen in Mexico to protect and support the leader of Joaquin Guzman Loera or the Sinaloa Cartel faction “El Chapo.” It's there.
Some of the gunman-protected leaders include Ivan Guzman Salazar, Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, Ovidio Guzman López and Joaquin Guzman López, collectively known as “Chapitos.” It was there.
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Mexican military and police patrols in Cariacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. (AP Photo/Martin Urista, File)
Angulo has been accused of conspiring to obtain fentanyl precursor chemicals and to manufacture, distribute and import fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and ecstasy to the United States.
He also illegally owned a machine gun, the DOJ added.
“As allegedly, the defendant conspired to transport dangerous drugs, including fentanyl, to the United States, employing dozens of gunmen, and employed his drug trafficking operations and leadership in the Sinaloa Cartel's Guzman fact. I protected it,” said the Department of Justice's Criminal Division. “Stop Mexican cartels from addiction to our community with fentanyl and other drugs is a top priority for this administration. Today's indictment is a drug that the criminal sector benefits at the expense of the American people. The pursuit of traffickers shows no mercy.”
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Anglo is believed to live in Mexico, where a US warrant was issued for his arrest.
If convicted, Anglo faces a mandatory minimum penalty in prison for 30 years and a maximum life sentence in prison.
El Chapo led the Sinaloa Cartel before being found guilty at the federal ju trial in Brooklyn, New York and sentenced to life in prison.
After his verdict, El Chapo's son Chapithos is said to have taken over the cartel. Chapitos has since been charged with drug trafficking with additional federal charges.
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The frame grab from a video provided by the Mexican government shows that Obigio Guzman Lopez, who is being held in custody in Culin, Mexico in 2019, was handed over from Mexico to the US on Friday. (Sepopy via AP file)
The lawyers said last month that Obigio Guzman Lopez and Joaquin Guzman Lopez were pleas with the US government on drug charges.
Both brothers initially pleaded not guilty to the charges.
In 2023, federal prosecutors sent out a vast sealed indictment against dozens of members of the cartel, including their brothers, in an investigation into fentanyl trafficking.
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Ismael “Elmayo” Zambada, the historical leader of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested by US authorities in Texas on July 25, 2024, and Joa Kingsman Lopez, the son of another infamous cartel leader. And after being arrested on July 25th, 2024. (US Department of State via AP)
In 2023, federal prosecutors sent out a vast sealed indictment against dozens of members of the cartel, including their brothers, in an investigation into fentanyl trafficking.
Zambada claimed that Joaquin Guzman Lopez lured him in and flew him to the United States on a private plane. There, Joaquin Guzman Lopez surrendered to the authorities.
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The FBI claims that Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez oversaw human trafficking “tens of thousands of pounds of drugs to the United States along with related violence.” Zambada is scheduled for next week in New York court.
Ovidio Guzmán López will appear in court on February 27th. The next court for Joaquin Guzmán López is March 19th.
Stephen Sorace of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
