Overview

• He admitted in Chicago federal court to charges of narcotics trafficking, money laundering and participating in a criminal enterprise.
• The plea deal requires him to surrender $80 million in cartel-linked assets to U.S. authorities.
• Under the cooperation agreement he must provide truthful information and testify in future criminal or civil proceedings.
• U.S. prosecutors identify him as a key Sinaloa Cartel leader who oversaw eleven methamphetamine labs producing up to 2,267 kilograms per month.
• Seventeen of his relatives surrendered to U.S. law enforcement in May as part of broader negotiations targeting the cartel’s funding network.