{"id":58892,"date":"2025-05-13T18:26:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T01:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58892"},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:31:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T01:31:58","slug":"58892","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=58892","title":{"rendered":"Sinaloa Cartel Leaders Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Supporting Terrorism and Drug Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Operating One of the Largest Synthetic Drug Smuggling Rings\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, are charged with narco-terrorism, drug trafficking, and money laundering as key leaders of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO), a powerful and violent faction of the Sinaloa Cartel that is believed to be the world\u2019s largest known fentanyl production network. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Five other BLO leaders are charged with drug trafficking and money laundering.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"303\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">The Beltran Leyva faction, long known as one of Mexico\u2019s most violent drug cartels, has trafficked deadly drugs, carried out kidnappings, murders, and torture, and used terror to control territories\u2014including Tijuana\u2014while generating millions from criminal operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58894\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58894 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sdca_photo2-300x223.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sdca_photo2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/sdca_photo2.png 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1,680 kilogram cocaine seizure in Mexico City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"698\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">According to court documents, Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, lead one of the world\u2019s largest fentanyl production and trafficking networks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"698\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Together, they\u2019ve trafficked tens of thousands of kilograms of fentanyl into the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"698\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">In December 2024, Mexican authorities raided their operations in Sinaloa, seizing 1,500 kilograms\u2014the largest fentanyl seizure ever recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The indictment of Pedro Inzunza Noriega reflects the Southern District of California\u2019s pursuit of the Sinaloa Cartel. Federal drug trafficking indictments are pending against all alleged leaders of its Beltran Leyva faction, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Fausto Isidro Meza Flores aka \u201cChapo Isidro\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe aka \u201cEl Musico,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Pedro Inzunza Noriega aka \u201cSagitario\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text-align-justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The Southern District of California also has indictments pending against other leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar aka \u201cEl Chapito\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ismael Zambada Sicairos aka \u201cMayito Flaco\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Jose Gil Caro Quintero aka \u201cEl 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