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Sinaloa Cartel member pleads guilty to cocaine importation, money laundering

Summary by KESQ
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - A high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel member pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court today to overseeing the importation of thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States, as well as the laundering of millions of dollars in drug proceeds. Gerardo Julio Rueda Torres, 49, of Mexicali, arranged the importation of

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Gerardo Julio Rueda Torres pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Diego; for more than a decade he oversaw the crossing of about 50 kilos of cocaine per week from Mexico. Gerardo Julio Rueda Torres, identified by U.S. authorities as one of the leaders of Los Russos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, declared himself [...] The Leading position of “The Russians” admits trafficking of tons of cocaine from Mexicali to the United States appeared fir…

San Diego.- Gerardo Julio Rueda Torres, alias “El Tochín”, identified as one of the leaders of the Los Russos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, pleaded guilty before the Southern District Court of California, to trafficking tons of cocaine to the United States and laundering millions of dollars of drug trafficking. According to the [...]

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KESQ broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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