McAllen, Texas – The son -in -law of a Mexican drug trafficker declared himself guilty this week of a scheme that used violence and threats to fix prices and control the transnational car market used on the border between the United States and Mexico.
Carlos Favian Martínez, son -in -law of the former drug dealer of the Gulf poster, Osiel Cárdenas GuillénHe declared himself guilty to a federal court in Houston for positions that include conspiracy to fix prices, monopolize, interfere with trade due to extortion and money laundering. Other nine were also accused in November 2022 for their participation.
The prosecutors alleged that the eleven -year scheme began in 2011 and involved the pricing of the services of the forwarding agency operating in the Indians, Texas, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Brownsville. The entrance port is used by thousands of migrants every year that purchase used vehicles in the US. And they take them back to Central America through the border between the United States and Mexico.
The accusation and judicial testimony highlighted the beatings, the kidnappings and the fatal shootings that were part of the conspiracy among the defendants who used the brutal force against several people who charged less for their services or who did not comply with the extortion tax .
Martínez’s relationship with Osiel Cárdenas Guillén was discussed during a detention hearing held in July 2023 when a federal agent said Martínez spoke of his relations through the border in Matamoros and Reynosa during a kidnapping. The agent said Martínez married the daughter of the drug trafficker, Guillén, a 57 -year -old native of the border city of Matamoros, Mexico, who began a violent brand of poster violence through the formation of the Zetas.
On Thursday, Martínez declared himself guilty as reported for the first time for local media. The guilty agreement described an 11 -year prison period, although a sentence hearing is scheduled in May.
“After two years of litigation, we were able to reach a mutual agreement that demands a sentence of eleven years,” said Kent A. Schaffer, a lawyer who represents Martínez, in a statement provided to Associated Press. “Lord. Martínez has been imprisoned since his arrest more than two years ago and sees this resolution as one that will take him home as soon as possible.”
Martínez’s father -in -law was recently sent back to Mexico after serving A portion of its prayer In the United States, the old drug trafficker faces drugs, organized crime and money laundering charges in Mexico.
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