A Mexican national, Hernan Geovani Ojeda Elenes, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl for U.S. importation and conspiracy to distribute precursor chemicals. Ojeda Elenes, 48, of Culiacan, Mexico, admitted to sourcing fentanyl precursor chemicals from Chinese companies and producing the drug in a Mexican lab between 2019 and 2024. He collaborated with his father and others to operate a drug trafficking organization linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, responsible for creating and distributing several metric tons of fentanyl. The plea was accepted by District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes, with sentencing pending. Ojeda Elenes faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum life sentence. The Justice Department, DEA, and HSI investigated the case, which involved international cooperation under Mexico’s National Security law. The case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative targeting transnational criminal organizations.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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