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The Mexican drug trafficker is arrested, he faked his death and lived under a different name in the USA

2024-11-22 08:37:00Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The Mexican drug trafficker is arrested, he faked his death and lived under a

A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel who allegedly faked his own death and lived in California under a false name is now facing serious charges, the US Department of Justice announced yesterday (November 21st). .

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, a member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación and son-in-law of cartel leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, was on the run from Mexican authorities when he fled to the United States. He had assumed a false identity and moved into a luxury home in Riverside when he was arrested earlier this month, according to prosecutors.

Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, who also goes by the name "Guacho," is accused of international drug trafficking and money laundering.

"The Jalisco Cartel, one of the world's most violent drug-trafficking organizations, is weaker today because of persistent law enforcement efforts to track down and arrest a cartel leader who allegedly faked his death and assumed an identity. fake to escape justice. and live a life of luxury in California,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement.

According to CNN, Prosecutors say that before going into hiding, Gutierrez-Ochoa personally orchestrated the transportation and distribution of 40,000 kilograms of methamphetamine and 2,000 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico to the United States. He also allegedly kidnapped two members of the Mexican Navy as part of an attempt to free his mother-in-law, El Mencho's wife, after her arrest by Mexican authorities.

El Mencho then allegedly helped Gutierrez-Ochoa fake his own death to evade Mexican law enforcement by telling his associates that he had killed Gutierrez-Ochoa. The scheme allowed Gutierrez-Ochoa to go to California and be with El Mencho's daughter, prosecutors say, and oversee the receipt and distribution of drug shipments from his post inside the US.

Not long after he traveled to the US, the cartel - which refers to itself by the initials "CJNG" - allegedly set up an illegal tequila company to buy Gutierrez-Ochoa's home in Riverside, California, for $1.2 million in cash, according to judge. Citing an unnamed informant who worked for CJNG, investigators also said the cartel used several fake tequila brands to launder drug proceeds.

While hiding in plain sight for more than a year, Gutierrez-Ochoa appeared to be on guard. Federal authorities allege in court documents that on at least one occasion, the cartel member wiretapped federal agents who were surveilling him. In its announcement Thursday, the Justice Department did not provide details on the circumstances surrounding Guacho's arrest, saying only that he was detained on Tuesday.

The Department of Justice charged El Mencho in 2022 with leading efforts to manufacture and distribute fentanyl for import into the US. 


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