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Brian Slupski

LA Teens Admit To Working As Hitmen For The Sinaloa Cartel In Exchange For $50,000

Two LA teens worked as hitmen (Credit: Marco Ugarte/Via Chicago Tribune/AP)

Two Los Angeles teenagers have admitted that they worked as hitmen for the Sinaloa drug cartel.

The teenagers, 15-year-olds Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero, pled guilty to murder and attempted murder charges related to two shootings in March 2024 that left one dead and two injured, federal prosecutors said.

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