A Mexican man is going to prison for his role in a major drug money laundering operation.
Millions Laundered, Millions Seized
Jose “Meno” Martinez of Guadalajara, Mexico, was sentenced to over eight years behind bars for laundering $5.5 million in drug money. He used cryptocurrency to move the funds to Mexico, pocketing a fee for his services. As a result of the investigation, authorities seized over $1.35 million in cash, along with a significant amount of drugs including fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine.
The Scale of the Seizure
The DEA’s seizure included:
- Approximately 3 kilograms of fentanyl
- 52.77 kilograms of cocaine
- Over 7,000 kilograms of methamphetamine (in charcoal lumps)
- 170 gallons of unconverted methamphetamine (in coconut oil)
- 140 kilograms of methamphetamine
- 15 gallons of liquid methamphetamine
Separate Case: $100 Million Nonprofit Fraud
In a separate but related announcement, the Department of Justice revealed that two Florida men are facing lengthy prison sentences for allegedly stealing over $100 million from a non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities. The men allegedly used complex financial transactions to hide their crime.
