Federal prosecutors have charged four individuals with trafficking over one ton of cocaine for the Jalisco New Generation cartel. The operation involved a fake retail store in San Diego that served as a front for a sophisticated tunnel running to Tijuana, Mexico. The defendants include two Mexican nationals and two Americans, aged between 18 and 32, who are charged with conspiring to traffic drugs across the US-Mexico border. They face potential life sentences, and one defendant, Gregorio Epifanio Hernandez Lopez, is additionally charged with constructing or using unauthorized tunnels.
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Four Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Case Involving US-Mexico Tunnel
Four suspects have been charged with drug trafficking related to a cocaine operation involving a tunnel from San Diego to Tijuana. The defendants face serious charges, including potential life sentences.
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