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Former U.S. Marine Sentenced for Leading International Cocaine Distribution Organization
A former U.S. Marine with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship has been sentenced to 195 months in prison for leading an international organization that transported ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico and into the United States.
Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr., 50, of Tamaulipas, Mexico, had previously entered a guilty plea to International Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Money Laundering Conspiracy.
According to court documents, the organization Dominguez headed, El Seguimiento 39, or ‘The Company,’ built its organization through cooperative alliances with the Beltran Leyva Organization, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Cartel del Golfo, and Los Zetas.
El Seg 39 also used its contacts with corrupt high-level Mexican officials to thwart investigations into its drug trafficking activities, agents from Homeland Security Investigations estimated that at its height El Seg 39 used these alliances to smuggle approximately 10 tons of cocaine into the United States each month and move at least $10 million dollars of drug proceeds back into Mexico monthly.
U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman thanked the prosecution team, Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Customs and Border Protection for their excellent work on this case.
Defendant:
- Name: Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr.
- Age: 50
- City, State: Tamaulipas, Mexico
Criminal Charges:
- Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances for Purpose of Unlawful Importation, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 959, 960 and 963
- Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments, in violation of Title 21 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(2)(B)(i)
Sentence:
- 195 months in prison
- $10 million fine
- 5 years supervised release
Date:
- June 1, 2022
Amount:
- $10 million
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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