US Edition4 Southern California Family Members Linked to Sinaloa Cartel Arrested on Federal Gun, Drug Charges
Prosecutors say the four face 29 felony counts, including methamphetamine trafficking and ghost gun sales, after investigators linked them to the Sinaloa Cartel.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors arrested four men in Los Angeles County linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, while federal authorities increased the reward to $10M for cartel leader Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, known as "Chapitos."
- The family-led operation allegedly funneled narcotics into the Antelope Valley, with prosecutors claiming the group sold fentanyl and firearms, though a fifth suspect, José Ángel López Paniagua, remains at large.
- Authorities charged the four defendants—José Luis Salazar-Cruz, Alfonso Salazar, José Manuel Salazar, and Jorge Humberto Salazar—with 29 felony counts, including trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a "destructive device."
- If convicted on all charges, the defendants face a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum of life imprisonment.
- The DEA and ATF continue investigating the group's "ghost gun" manufacturing network, while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials warned that fugitive Guzman Salazar should be considered "armed and dangerous.
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Lancaster family of 4 arrested in Sinaloa Cartel drug and gun trafficking case
Four members of a Lancaster-area family with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel were arrested Tuesday on a 29-count federal indictment charging them with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and firearms -- including ghost guns -- in the Los Angeles area, federal prosecutors announced.
The four defendants, in addition to a fifth man still at large, face charges for coordinating the sale of drugs and firearms
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A Southern California family allegedly tied to the Sinaloa Cartel is behind bars, but a fifth suspect is still on the run, after feds busted what they say was a major fentanyl, meth and ghost gun operation. Four men were arrested Tuesday and were expected to appear in federal court in downtown Los…
4 Southern California family members linked to Sinaloa Cartel arrested on federal gun, drug charges
Four family members, all of whom are linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, were arrested by federal law enforcement agents and charged in a 29-count indictment alleging they trafficked large quantities of drugs and firearms. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday the arrests of four men, three of whom officials say are in the country illegally: José Luis, Alfonso and Jorge are brothers. José Manuel [...]
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