Queenpin of Guatemalan Drug Cartel Sentenced Over International Trafficking Conspiracy

Along with Julia Lorenzana-Cordon, her siblings and father have also been hit with lengthy prison sentences for importing cocaine into the United States.

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

A Queenpin of the Lorenzana drug trafficking network has been sentenced to 33 years in prison and forced to forfeit $27 million for charges related to international drug trafficking.

According to the Department of Justice, Queenpin Marta Julia Lorenzana-Cordon from Zacapa, Guatemala, was a leader in one of the largest and most influential drug cartels in Guatemala. Guatemala is a Central American country south of Mexico, with a population of over 17 million people.