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Brian Slupski

California Man Who Co-Founded Mexican Cartel Faces Potential Life Sentence After Pleading Guilty To U.S. Charges

Erick Valencia-Salazar (Credit: CBS News)

A California man who co-founded a notorious Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in the U.S.

Erick Valencia-Salazar, also known as "El 85," 49, co-founded the Mexico-based drug trafficking organization, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), according to the Justice Department.

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