US EditionAlleged Sinaloa cartel leaders facing terrorism charges in San Diego
- On May 13, 2025, an indictment was made public charging several individuals connected to the Sinaloa Cartel with terrorism-related and drug trafficking offenses in San Diego.
- The charges come in response to President Trump's executive order that classified the Sinaloa Cartel as an international terrorist group to combat its criminal activities.
- The indictment names father and son Pedro Inzunza Noriega, 62, and Pedro Inzunza Coronel, 33, as key leaders of the cartel's violent Beltran Leyva faction.
- Federal officials cited over 1.65 tons of fentanyl seized in a raid, calling the faction the world's largest fentanyl producer involved in violent acts including kidnappings and shootouts.
- Authorities said the charges represent the first terrorism indictments against Sinaloa leaders, signaling a novel legal strategy to dismantle the cartel and seek life sentences.
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U.S. first accuses two Sinaloa cartel members of terrorism
The U.S. Department of Justice is launching against the Mexican narco, now on charges of alleged terrorism, a promise from Donald Trump since the election campaign. On Tuesday the first formal accusation against members of the Sinaloa Cartel was made public. The points are Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son Pedro Inzunza Coronel, pointed out by U.S. authorities to traffic drugs on the border for years. Pedro Inzunza Noriega is better known as 'Sa…
Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leaders facing terrorism charges in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging multiple alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism, in what was described as the first indictment returned in the nation levying terrorism charges against the cartel's leadership.The indictment follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that designated the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug cartels as foreign terrorist org…
Alleged Sinaloa cartel leaders facing terrorism charges in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - An indictment was unsealed today charging multiple alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism, in what was described as the first indictment returned in the nation levying terrorism charges against the cartel's leadership. The indictment follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that designated the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug cartels as foreign terro…
Sinaloa cartel leaders charged with narco-terrorism after authorities seize 1.65 tons of fentanyl
Sinaloa Cartel leaders face narco-terrorism charges for trafficking massive fentanyl amounts into the U.S. Indictment marks a first for DOJ's Narco-Terrorism Unit.
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