Department of Justice: Co-Founder of CJNG Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
April 08, 2026
April 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 7, 2026:
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Co-Founder of CJNG Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
A California man and co-founder of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, one of the world's most prolific cartels and a designated foreign terrorist organization, pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges.
According to court documents, Erick Valenci . . .
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Co-Founder of CJNG Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
A California man and co-founder of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, one of the world's most prolific cartels and a designated foreign terrorist organization, pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges.
According to court documents, Erick Valenci . . .
