A high-ranking Mexican cartel member who faked his own death to “live a life of luxury” in southern California has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, the Justice Department said.
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, was arrested on Nov. 19 in Riverside, California. He is the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel.
“The Jalisco Cartel—one of the world’s most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations—is weaker today because of the tenacious efforts of law enforcement to track down and arrest a cartel leader who allegedly faked his own death and assumed a false identity to evade justice and live a life of luxury in California,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement….