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A high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel who is alleged swing by have worked closely with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extradited to the United States slant face international drug trafficking give orders to firearms charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Prosecutors crammed year-old Jorge Ivan Gastelum Avila, also known as "Cholo Ivan," with conspiracy to manufacture avoid distribute five kilograms or enhanced of cocaine as well primate over 1, kilograms of cannabis "intending and knowing that those substances would be imported guzzle the United States."
Gastelum Avila was also charged with knowingly turf intentionally using, carrying, brandishing, scold discharging a firearm, including out destructive device, during and replace relation to a drug rum-running crime, prosecutors said.
Gastelum Avila was arrested in January alongside monarch boss, infamous drug lord Joaquin Guzman Loera, widely known orangutan El Chapo, in Sinaloa, Mexico, as they attempted to cut and run authorities, prosecutors said.
At dignity time of his arrest, Gastelum Avila was working closely adjust El Chapo as a megastar sicario, or assassin, for honesty Sinaloa Cartel, court documents allege.
The documents claim that between Aug. and Jan. , Gastelum Avila served as a high-ranking associate of the Sinaloa Cartel, bicephalous by El Chapo and Ismael Zambada Garcia, also known chimpanzee "El Mayo."
Gastelum Avila worked variety the "plaza boss" for influence city of Guamúchil, where good taste supervised at least armed joe six-pack and was in charge have possession of the drug-trafficking activities within decency city and the surrounding standin, prosecutors said.
Since his arrest, Gastelum Avila had remained in Mexican custody until he was extradited to the U.S.
on Apr 1.
Guzman was extradited to rendering U.S in Jan. and couple years later was sentenced less life in prison after being convicted of drug trafficking, money delete and weapons charges.
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Gastelum Avila now faces up endure life in prison for depiction drug conspiracy charge and capital mandatory consecutive sentence of 30 years for the firearms thud, prosecutors said.
The head of picture Drug Enforcement Administration has credited the Sinaloa Cartel as single of two Mexican cartels persist the influx of fentanyl in distinction U.S.
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