US EditionFirst-in-the-nation indictment charges Sinaloa cartel leaders with narco-terrorism, drug trafficking
- On May 13, 2025, federal prosecutors unveiled the first-ever narco-terrorism indictment in California, charging key leaders of the Beltrán Leyva Organization, including Pedro Inzunza Noriega alongside his son, with involvement in fentanyl trafficking.
- The indictment stems from President Trump’s Executive Order issued on February 20, 2025, which officially classified the Sinaloa Cartel as a transnational terrorist organization.
- The charges accuse the Inzunzas and five others of leading a vast fentanyl production and trafficking network linked to the Beltrán Leyva faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Officials highlight a December 2024 raid that seized 1,500 kilograms of fentanyl—the largest ever—at cartel-controlled sites tied to the father-son duo.
- The indictment signals an intensified legal strategy against cartels, with prosecutors seeking life sentences to disrupt narcoterrorism fueling the U.S. Fentanyl crisis.
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The U.S. government has charged alleged leaders of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico with narcoterrorism for the first time.
CNN en Español The U.S. Department of Justice announced this Tuesday that it brought charges against two alleged members of the Sinaloa cartel, Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, for narcoterrorism and material support to terrorism in connection with the trafficking of large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine methamphetamine and heroin to the U.S. in connection with trafficking in large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and heroi…
DOJ Charges High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Suspects With ‘Narco-Terrorism’
Federal authorities have charged alleged leaders of the Sinaloa cartel’s Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO) with narco-terrorism, terrorism support, and international drug trafficking in what officials called a first-of-its-kind indictment targeting the cartel’s role in fueling the U.S. fentanyl crisis. Sinaloa BLO is a powerful and violent faction of the Sinaloa cartel that is believed to be the world’s largest known fentanyl production network, …
U.S. Charges Sinaloa Cartel Leaders With Narco-Terrorism For The First Time
Credit: (Screenshot), Fox 5 San Diego and CBS 8 San Diego, via YouTube Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged alleged Sinaloa Cartel leaders with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States. It is the first time prosecutors charged alleged drug traffickers with terrorism-related charges. Prosecutors charged Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza…
Fentanyl-trafficking cartel leaders hit with first-ever narco-terrorism charges
U.S. authorities ramped up their crackdown on Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel by bringing the first-ever narco-terrorism charges against a father and son duo who are accused of leading the gang's sprawling fentanyl-trafficking network.
California prosecutors unseal first ever narco-terrorism indictment against Mexican drug traffickers
Federal prosecutors in San Diego unsealed a first-of-its-kind indictment Tuesday, alleging narco-terrorism charges against suspected drug traffickers linked to the Sinaloa cartel. The criminal indictment against members of the Beltrán Leyva organization, which prosecutors described as a violent faction of the Sinaloa cartel responsible for one of the largest fentanyl production networks in the world, is the first use of narco-terrorism charges a…
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