Leader of Mexican Drug Cartel ‘Los Zetas’ Pleads Guilty to Trafficking ’Tons’ of Cocaine Into US

The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington on June 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A former high-ranking member of the Mexican Los Zetas cartel has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Sept. 21.

Jose Maria Guizar-Valencia, 43, of Tulare, California, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to import tons of cocaine into the United States, officials said.