A federal grand jury in Tucson returned superseding indictments in November 2019 and February 2020 in opposition to cartel members Aureliano Guzman-Loera of Sinaloa, Mexico, together with brothers Ruperto, Jose, and Heriberto Salgueiro-Nevarez of Guadalupe Y Calvo, Mexico, in line with a press launch from the US Lawyer’s workplace on Friday.
“The indictments allege varied violations of United States legislation associated to the worldwide distribution of managed substances, together with fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, occurring over a number of years,” the discharge mentioned.
In February 2019, El Chapo was convicted on 10 counts, together with partaking in a unbroken legal enterprise, conspiracy to launder narcotics proceeds, worldwide distribution of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and different medicine.
He’s serving his life sentence in Colorado’s Supermax jail.
The spouse of El Chapo, Emma Coronel Aispuro, pleaded guilty in June in a federal courtroom in Washington to drug trafficking and cash laundering expenses associated to her husband’s narcotics empire.
