SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – An alleged high-ranking lieutenant of a Sinaloa Cartel wing is facing federal charges in San Diego for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States, it was announced today.
Carlos Paez Pereda, also known as “Carlitos” or “Carlitos Rugrats,” ran a drug manufacturing and distribution network for the Mayo Zambada faction of the cartel, and also arranged murders and kidnappings in support of the cartel in Sinaloa and Tijuana, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors say Pereda imported tens of thousands of kilograms of the drugs into the United States and has laundered “hundreds of millions of dollars in drug proceeds” over the past decade…