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Mexicali trafficker pleads guilty to US methamphetamine-import conspiracy
Marco Antonio López Guerrero pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiring to bring methamphetamine into the United States.
The trafficker from Mexicali, in Mexico’s Baja California state, admitted that his organization recruited teenagers and young women to carry drugs across the border.
The group also used ultralight aircraft to move methamphetamine and fentanyl from Mexico into the United States.
López Guerrero admitted that the operation brought in more than 180 kilograms of methamphetamine, 19 kilograms of fentanyl and two kilograms of heroin.
He also admitted coordinating arms and ammunition smuggling from the United States into Mexico.
The drugs were distributed in San Diego, San Bernardino and other parts of California, and López Guerrero had been extradited from Mexico before pleading guilty.
Marco Antonio López Guerrero pleaded guilty in a US federal court to conspiring to import methamphetamine.
He admitted leading a drug-trafficking organization operating in Mexico and recruiting teenagers and young women to help bring drugs into the United States.
The organization used ultralight aircraft to transport methamphetamine and fentanyl across the border, according to the plea agreement.
López Guerrero admitted that the group brought more than 180 kilograms of methamphetamine, 19 kilograms of fentanyl and two kilograms of heroin into the United States.
He also admitted coordinating the smuggling of firearms and ammunition from the United States into Mexico.
- Who
- Marco Antonio López Guerrero, a trafficker from Mexicali.
- What
- He pleaded guilty to conspiring to import methamphetamine. He admitted leading a drug-trafficking organization.
- When
- November 12, 2026.
- Where
- A US federal court. The organization operated in Mexico and transported drugs into the United States.
- Why
- Not stated
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The US Department of Justice announced López Guerrero’s extradition and described the use of young people to bring methamphetamine through pedestrian lanes at southern California border ports.
López Guerrero pleaded guilty to conspiring to import methamphetamine.
- Methamphetamine
- More than 180 kilograms brought into the United States
- Fentanyl
- 19 kilograms brought into the United States
- Heroin
- 2 kilograms brought into the United States
- Aircraft
- Ultralight aircraft used to transport methamphetamine and fentanyl across the border
- Other smuggling
- Firearms and ammunition moved from the United States into Mexico