It's Time to Make the Mexican Narco-State Pay for It's Cross-Border Terrorism
For first time, U.S. charges Sinaloa Cartel leaders with narco-terrorism
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged alleged Sinaloa Cartel leaders with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States. It is the first time prosecutors charged alleged drug traffickers with terrorism-related charges.
Prosecutors charged Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, with narco-terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering as key leaders of the Beltran Leyva Organization, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel that is believed to be the world's largest known fentanyl production network, according to the Justice Department.
Prosecutors also charged five other BLO leaders with drug trafficking and money laundering.
The indictment comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that designated the Sinaloa Cartel as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February.
"The Sinaloa Cartel is a complex, dangerous terrorist organization and dismantling them demands a novel, powerful legal response," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said. "Their days of brutalizing the American people without consequence are over – we will seek life…