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Man Pleads Guilty to Moving Millions in Drug Proceeds over Texas Border

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A Mexican national has admitted to participating in a multimillion-dollar trade-based money laundering conspiracy that moved drug trafficking proceeds through Texas to Mexico.

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The flow of large amounts of dollars generated from the sale of drugs in different cities was recorded as being deposited in bank accounts

Gabriel Arturo ‘El Pinocho’ Castillo, 52, originally from Monterrey, Nuevo León, pleaded guilty before a federal court in Texas for leading a sophisticated money laundering network to benefit Mexican criminal organizations. The Regiomontano, who was extradited... Full Note »

What appeared to be a legitimate flow of perfumes and other goods between Texas and Nuevo León was, in reality, the cog in a sophisticated financial machine serving drug trafficking. Gabriel Arturo Castillo, 52, originally from Monterrey, pleaded guilty yesterday in a U.S. federal court to leading a money laundering conspiracy that operated for two years. Castillo's operation didn't rely on suitcases full of cash, a risky and outdated method. Hi…

What seemed to be a legitimate flow of perfumes and goods between Texas and Nuevo León was, in fact, the gear of a sophisticated financial machinery at the service of drug trafficking. Gabriel Arturo Castillo, 52 years old and originally from Monterrey, pleaded guilty yesterday before a U.S. federal court for leading a conspiracy...

Gabriel Arturo Castillo, a Mexican citizen from Monterrey, pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering network that operated for at least two years between the United States and Mexico. According to judicial documents, Castillo intervened in a scheme known as a black market exchange, used to transfer profits from drug trafficking without crossing cash across the border. The network received dollars in different cities of the United Sta…

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La Opinion broke the news in on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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