The Brief
- Authorities say Marcos Monarrez Jr. and Marcos Monarrez-Mendoza were the leaders of the Phoenix-based Monarrez Drug Trafficking Organization.
- Monarrez Jr., 26, is scheduled to be sentenced in December.
PHOENIX – Four Valley men have pleaded guilty to charges, including violating the federal “Kingpin” statute, in connection to an international drug trafficking.
What we know:
Between September and November 2022, Marcos Monarrez Jr., 26, was caught on a federal wiretap obtaining fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and cocaine from a Mexican drug supplier, the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Pennsylvania said in a news release.…