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Alleged Cartel Members in Brownsville Federal Court
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Jury selection began in the case against Juan Roberto Rincon-Rincon. He faces two counts of conspiracy to traffic more than 5 kilos of cocaine, and over 1,000 kilos of marijuana between January 2002 and October 2011.
The other defendant, José Luis ”Comandante Wicho,” Zuniga-Hernandez was allegedly carrying about $20,000 in cash, cocaine, as well as a jewel-encrusted handgun.
Prosecutors in court documents suggest both men worked for the recently arrested Jorge “El Cos” Eduardo Costilla-Sanchez, and were attempting to escape Mexico amid power struggles within the cartel.
