Ranking Members, Sinaloa Cartel Charged, Material Support — High-Ranking Members of Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Material Support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Narcoterrorism | United States Justice Department.
Gandarillas-Carreno36Sun Valley, CaliforniaConspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; money laundering conspiracyRoberto J. announcement High-Ranking Members of Sinaloa Cartel accused with Material Support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Narcoterrorism Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs In a superseding indictment unsealed today, high-ranking members of the Sinaloa Cartel are facing federal allegations for their purported involvement in trafficking hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine into southern Illinois and laundering the proceeds to Mexico.“The Sinaloa Cartel relies on drug
trafficking to finance its terrorism against the American people while spreading poison in our communities,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. The crime of providing material support applies when a person provides resources to an organization knowing that it has been designated as a foreign terrorist organization.A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment alleging that 26 defendants participated in a Sinaloa Cartel sourced drug distribution pipeline originating in Mexico that included the Southern District of Illinois, including the following:NameAgeResidenceCharge(s)Prospero Coronel-Sanchez,also known as “Pro”40Mexican nationalNarcoterrorism; providing material support to foreign terrorist organization;alleged conspiracy
to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; money laundering conspiracyJose Luis Angulo-Soto, also known as “Jose Luis Angulo-Cazares” or “El Mi Nino” Mexican nationalNarcoterrorism;alleged conspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; money laundering conspiracyGerman Angel Alatorre-Monge24South Gate, CaliforniaConspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaineLeobardo Alcaraz-Ibarra51PhoenixConspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaineMiguel Angel Aramburo, Jr.34Paramount, CaliforniaConspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaineManuel Buenrostro38Cudahy, CaliforniaConspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaineOscar Bryan Castro34Pasadena, CaliforniaConspiracy to distribute controlled substances: methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; money laundering conspiracyCarlos Diaz, Jr.34PasadenaConspiracy to