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Antonio Oseguera Cervantes Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges in United States
Just the facts
The 67-year-old defendant admitted in federal court to conspiring to traffic at least 450 kilograms of cocaine and 45 kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States between January 1998 and December 2022. He also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy following his extradition from Mexico in February 2025. His brother, who co-founded the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed during a Mexican military operation in February. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell scheduled sentencing for November 13, where the defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
Why this is news
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of slain Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to drug trafficking and firearm charges.
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