A high-ranking Mexican drug lord living in California under a false identity was arrested this week on drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges, almost a year after faking his own death. According to U.S. authorities, Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, aka “El Guacho,” arranged to ship 40 metric tons of methamphetamine and 2,000 kilograms of cocaine to the United States for the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG). Gutiérrez Ochoa, 37, is t…

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CJNG leader 'El Guacho' arrested in California after faking his own death

A high-ranking Mexican cartel member who faked his own death to “live a life of luxury” in southern California has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, the Justice Department said.
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, was arrested on Nov. 19 in Riverside, California. He is the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
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Mexican drug cartel kingpin arrested in California living under a fake name

A high-ranking member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, has been arrested in Riverside, California, after allegedly faking his death to evade justice and live under a false identity in the United States. Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, is the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the leader of one of the world’s most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations. Federal prosecut…

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A federal court in the Central District of California unsealed a criminal complaint yesterday charging Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — a high-ranking member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and the son-in-law of the CJNG’s leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as El Mencho — with international drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. Gutierrez-Ochoa […]

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