Article: DEA ANNOUNCES FORMER LEADER, SENIOR LIEUTENANT OF ARELLANO-FELIX ORGANIZATION PLEAD GUILTY TO CRIMINAL CHARGES

The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following press release:

Francisco Javier Arellano-Felix, the former leader of the deadly and violent narcotics trafficking Arellano-Felix Organization (AFO), and one of his senior lieutenants, Manuel Arturo Villarreal-Heredia, have pleaded guilty to criminal charges, the Department of Justice announced today.

Arellano-Felix, 37, and Villarreal-Heredia, 32, entered their pleas today before U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns in federal court in San Diego.

Arellano-Felix pleaded guilty to operating a continuing criminal enterprise and conspiring to launder monetary instruments. At sentencing, under the terms of the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!