Ex-wife of cartel leader pleads guilty to narcotics sanctions violation

The ex-wife and current partner of a leader of the Mexican drug trafficking organization known as Los Cuinis pleaded guilty today to willfully violating counternarcotic sanctions. The guilty plea was entered in a case brought under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

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Los Cuinis is closely aligned with the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). The source says the CJNG was designated by the State Department as a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025.

The case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative. No further details on the defendant, venue, or sentencing were provided in the source text.

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