Overview

• Pedro Inzunza Noriega, his son Pedro Inzunza Coronel, and five others from the Beltrán Leyva Organization face narco-terrorism, drug trafficking, and money laundering charges.
• The indictment follows the Trump administration's designation of the Sinaloa Cartel and affiliates as Foreign Terrorist Organizations in February 2025.
• Prosecutors allege the group operated one of the world's largest fentanyl production and trafficking networks, responsible for massive drug flows into the U.S.
• The charges include providing material support for terrorism, a significant escalation in the U.S. government's legal strategy against cartels.
• The Beltrán Leyva Organization, known for extreme violence, split from the Sinaloa Cartel and has been a major player in Mexico's ongoing cartel conflicts.