Author: ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press

Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels

ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated PressComments Off on Close ally of drug kingpin ‘El Mencho’ gets 30 years in prison as US ramps up pressure on cartels

WASHINGTON (AP) — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, prosecutors say. On Friday, José González Valencia, was sentenced in Washington’s federal […]

A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say

ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated PressComments Off on A Mexican cartel leader arrested in the US faked his death and assumed a phony name, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON (AP) — A high-ranking leader of a Mexican drug cartel who lived in the U.S. under a phony identity after faking his own death has been arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of the fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss known as “El Mencho” […]