CHICAGO (AP) — An alleged leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa narcotics cartel is headed for court in Chicago to answer sweeping charges that he conspired to flood the city with large amounts of heroin from South America, plus tons of cocaine.
Jesus Vincente Zambada-Niebla was brought to Chicago from Mexico last Thursday in what federal officials are calling the largest international narcotics conspiracy case in the city’s history.
He is due for arraignment Tuesday before federal Judge Ruben Castillo.
Zambada-Niebla was indicted last August along with three dozen other defendants including his father – allegedly one of the cartel’s two top leaders.
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