US EditionMan Who Co-Founded Mexican Drug Cartel with 'El Mencho' Pleads Guilty in US to Conspiracy Charge
Jalisco New Generation Cartel co-founder pleads guilty to drug conspiracy, admitting to roles in recruitment and gathering information on rivals.
- Erick Valencia Salazar, 49, of Santa Clara, California, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine for U.S. importation as a co-founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
- Valencia Salazar faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison for his role in the violent drug cartel.
- The guilty plea marks a step forward in ongoing efforts by U.S. law enforcement to prosecute high-level figures tied to international drug trafficking networks.
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Co-Founder of Cartel Jalisco Terror Group Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
A California man who was the co-founder of Cartel Jalisco New Generation pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges in a U.S. federal court and awaits sentencing. Cartel Jalisco is currently considered one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels, known not only for its use of thousands of gunmen but also for the widespread use of explosives in its attacks throughout Mexico. The post Co-Founder of Cartel Jalisco Terror Group Pleads Guilty t…
Top CJNG Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking in US
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. One of the founders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has pleaded guilty in US federal court to conspiring to traffic cocaine into the United States. Getting into it: …
In his X account (formerly Twitter) he said that Valencia Salazar “helped build a network that drove violence on both sides of the border
The co-founder and former leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), Erick Valencia Salazar, pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge four years after he was captured and one was extradited to the United States.Read more
The United States ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, highlighted through his social networks, the guilty plea of Erick Valencia Salazar, alias “El 85”, co-founder of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), for conspiracy of drug trafficking to the United States. “Erick Valencia-Salazar, also known as “El 85”, co-founder of the CJNG, helped build a network that drove violence in both countries and trafficked drugs to the United States.
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