SAN ANTONIO – A former drug cartel leader pleaded guilty to 15 counts for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking on Tuesday, according to a press release.
Juan Gerardo Trevino-Chavez, aka Huevo, 42, was involved in drug trafficking throughout Mexico and the U.S. for the Cartel del Noreste, the successor cartel to Los Zetas Cartel.
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According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Trevino-Chavez pleaded guilty to 11 counts during an indictment filed in the Western District of Texas.
Here are the following counts Trevino-Chavez pleaded guilty to:
- Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana
- Conspiracy to import marijuana
- Unlawful distribution of controlled substances
- Conspiracy to employ a person under 18 in drug operations
- Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine
- Conspiracy to import cocaine
- Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine
- Conspiracy to import methamphetamine
- Conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking
- Possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime
- Money laundering
Trevino-Chavez also pleaded guilty to four additional counts in an indictment filed in the Eastern District of Texas, the DOJ said.
In that district, Trevino-Chavez is being charged with:
- Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine
- Continuing criminal enterprise
- Smuggling goods from the United States
- Conspiracy to commit money laundering
Trevino-Chavez’s sentence is scheduled for May 2025, and he faces up to life in prison.