A notorious drug trafficker has pleaded guilty to making arrangements to send tractor-trailers loaded with narcotics from Sinaloa, Mexico destined for San Diego, California.
Jesus Manuel Salazar-Nunez, 35, entered a guilty plea before United States District Court Judge Dana M. Sabraw to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to import methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin into the United States from a place outside thereof, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 952, 960, and 963.
In 2015, Drug Enforcement Administration agents intercepted the communications of the defendant and others making arrangements for tractor-trailers to travel from Sinaloa, Mexico to Baja California, Mexico, carrying hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin among canned food and drinks, frozen shrimp, and vegetable boxes and other household goods.
Salazar-Nunez admitted to making arrangements for four tractor-trailers that were seized by Mexican law enforcement, including: a tractor-trailer stopped on March 28, 2015, with a total of approximately 285 kilograms of methamphetamine, 3 kilograms of heroin, and 11 kilograms of cocaine; two tractor-trailers stopped on April 28, 2015, with a total of approximately 422 kilograms of methamphetamine, 38 kilograms of heroin, and 4 kilograms of cocaine; and a tractor-trailer stopped on August 21, 2015, with approximately 165 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Salazar-Nunez is scheduled to be sentenced on November 9 before Judge Sabraw.
This case is the result of the ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique abilities of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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