Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero Pleads Guilty to Traffciking Massive Amounts of Marijuana from Mexico to the United States

OCT 23 -- DENVER – Miguel Angel Caro-Quintero, age 46, a resident and national of the Republic of Mexico and a reputed member of the Sonora Cartel, pled guilty today to charges of marijuana trafficking, United States Attorney David Gaouette and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Sweetin announced.  The guilty pleas were tendered before U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer.  The plea agreement resolves indictments from the District of Arizona and the District of Colorado.  Caro-Quintero, who appeared at the hearing in custody, is scheduled to be sentence for his criminal conduct on February 4, 2010.  The defendant admitted to trafficking more than 100 tons of marijuana from 1985 through 1988, resulting in more than $100,000,000 in payment being sent to Mexico. >> Full Story