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US Born Cartel Leader
Juan Trevino-Chavez, 42, was identified as the leader of the Cartel del Noreste drug cartel (CDN), the successor cartel to Los Zetas Cartel.
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False Mexican Birth Certificate
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Two Texas Federal Indictments
Today, he pleaded guilty Tuesday to all 11 counts in an indictment filed in the Western District of Texas, including charges of conspiracy to import and distribute marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine as well as firearms charges, money laundering and conspiracy to employ a person under 18 to commit a crime.
Trevino-Chavez additionally pleaded guilty to the four counts charged in an indictment filed in the Eastern District of Texas. In that district, he was also charged with cocaine trafficking conspiracy, smuggling, conspiracy to launder money and the biggest charge, heading a CCE or Continuing Criminal Enterprise. The narco’s version of RICO.
Trevino-Chavez is scheduled to be sentenced in May 2025 and faces up to life in prison.
Sources DOJ