Alleged Money Launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel Extradited
SAN DIEGO – Juan Manuel Alvarez-Inzunza, alleged top money
launderer for the Sinaloa Cartel, was arraigned in federal court today
following his extradition to the United States from Mexico yesterday.
On March 6, 2015, a federal grand jury sitting in the
Southern District of California returned an indictment charging Alvarez-Inzunza
with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and conspiracy to import and
distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. Alvarez-Inzunza was previously
designated under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for his role in
providing money laundering services to top cartel leaders including Joaquin “El
Chapo” Guzman Loera.
Alvarez-Inzunza was arrested by Mexican law enforcement
officers in March 2016, at the request of the United States. Since his arrest
in Mexico, Alvarez-Inzunza has remained in custody pending extradition to the
United States. He was flown by the United States Marshals Service from Mexico
City to San Diego on June 2, 2021. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday,
June 3, 2021, before U.S. Magistrate Linda Lopez.
Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman stated, “Today is a
reminder that international drug kingpins and money launderers who profit by
shipping narcotics into our community are not safe from prosecution. We will
work with our international partners to bring them to justice wherever they
reside.”
Acting U.S. Attorney Grossman praised the outstanding work
of Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Zipp, Homeland Security Investigations and
the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Enforcement Operations and the
Office of International Affairs, and the Department of Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control for their ongoing assistance in this investigation.
“Juan Manuel Alvarez-Inzunza is responsible for moving
millions of dollars in illicit drug proceeds from the United States into
Mexico,” said Cardell T. Morant, Special Agent in Charge for HSI San Diego. “We
stand dedicated and united with our law enforcement partners to continue
dismantling these organizations; ensuring they can no longer hide from the
authorities and that they will ultimately be brought to justice.”
This case is also 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. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is
to identify, disrupt, dismantle and prosecute high level members of drug
trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations and
enterprises.
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