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Two Teens Sentenced to Prison for Cartel-Arranged Chula Vista Murder Attempts

Teens recruited by Sinaloa Cartel for retaliatory attacks linked to a stolen drug load were each sentenced to 25 years, prosecutors said.

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SAN DIEGO- (KESQ) - Two teenagers who were acting as hired gunmen for the Sinaloa Cartel when they committed a pair of shootings in Chula Vista that left two men wounded and one of their accomplices dead were each sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison. Andrew Nunez, 16, and Johncarlo Quintero, 17, pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the March 2024 attacks that occurred outside a Chili's restaurant and a Chula Vista apart…

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Two teenagers who acted as hired gunmen for the Sinaloa Cartel when they committed two shootings in Chula Vista that left two men injured and one of their accomplices dead were scheduled to receive federal prison sentences on Friday. Andrew Nunez, 16, and Johncarlo Quintero, 17, pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the March 2024 attacks in front of a Chili’s restaurant and a Chula Vista apartment. The teenagers, who were now bot…

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NBC San Diego broke the news in San Diego, United States on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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