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Alleged Drug Kingpin With $10 Million Reward Offered Arrested In San Diego County
Prosecutors say Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez faces up to life in prison and a $10 million fine after pleading not guilty.
- On Friday, alleged Guatemalan drug kingpin Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez pleaded not guilty in San Diego federal court to conspiracy charges involving cocaine distribution and unlawful importation.
- Indicted in 2019, Molina-Lopez allegedly led Los Huistas, a drug trafficking organization based in the Huehuetenango region of Northwest Guatemala that prosecutors say engages in "a massive cocaine trafficking operation."
- Known as "Don Dario," the 61-year-old previously had a $10 million reward offered by the Department and State for information leading to his capture and conviction.
- "Cartel leaders don't get to write the end of their stories — we do," Attorney Adam Gordon said in a news release following the arrest announcement.
- Molina-Lopez faces a potential sentence of up to life in prison and a $10 million fine if convicted, though details regarding the circumstances of his arrest remain undisclosed by the Office.
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