US EditionBay Area Man Who Co-Founded 'Ruthless' Mexican Cartel Admits To Drug Charges
The plea adds to U.S. pressure on cartel leaders as Valencia-Salazar faces 10 years to life for a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.
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When Mexican authorities first arrested in 2012 Erick Valencia Salazar, co-founder of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel, members of the gang hijacked about two dozen vehicles and set them on fire on roads throughout the state of Jalisco. Three people died as a result of the violence. Known as 85, Valencia Salazar was at that time one of the two leaders of the powerful Jalisco gang, along with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as the Mencho, th…
Mexican cartel leader and ex-partner to El Mencho pleads guilty in US
When the Mexican authorities first arrested Erick Valencia Salazar, a cofounder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in 2012, gang members hijacked about two dozen vehicles, setting them on fire on highways across the state of Jalisco. Three people died in the violence.
Santa Clara Man Linked to Notorious Mexican Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty
By Robert Haugh A Santa Clara man tied to one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels has pleaded guilty in federal court. Erick Valencia Salazar, 49, admitted Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to conspiring to distribute cocaine for importation into the U.S. Federal authorities say Valencia Salazar helped found the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, known as CJNG, with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho.” Prosecutors said Valencia Sala…
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