Cartel Kingpin’s Son-in-Law Captured Hiding in California – Alleged Drug Lord “Came Back from the Dead” to Push 40K Kilos of Meth!

According to the Office of Public Affairs, Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, a high-ranking member of the infamous Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) and the son-in-law of the cartel’s leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was arrested in Riverside, California, on suspicion of international drug trafficking and money laundering. After fabricating his death, Gutierrez-Ochoa had been living under a false identity, according to a criminal complaint that U.S. officials unlocked.

In a statement released by the Office of Public Affairs, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco stated, “The persistent efforts of law enforcement to find and apprehend a cartel leader who allegedly staged his own death and assumed a false identity to evade justice and live a life of luxury in California have resulted in the Jalisco Cartel, one of the most violent and successful drug trafficking organizations in the world, being weaker today.” Gutierrez-Ochoa’s complex scheme to live comfortably in the United States was foiled by watchful federal officers, despite the seriousness of his crimes.

According to the Office of Public Affairs, the suspect allegedly organized the importation of 2,000 kilograms of cocaine and an astounding 40,000 kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico. To further secure the allegiance of his peers, Gutierrez-Ochoa allegedly abducted two Mexican Navy personnel in order to broker Oseguera-Cervantes’s wife’s release.

According to the Office of Public Affairs, if found guilty of these serious allegations, Gutierrez-Ochoa may receive a required minimum sentence of 10 years to a possible life sentence for the conspiracy charge of drug distribution and a maximum penalty of twenty years for the conspiracy charge of money laundering. The case, which was looked into by the Los Angeles Field Division of the DEA, will be heard in federal court. Various statutory elements will be taken into consideration while determining the appropriate penalty.

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