All posts tagged "Mexican Drug Cartel"

A 17-year-old boy who became an infamous hitman for a Mexican drug cartel has been released to the U.S. for questioning by authorities.

LOS ANGELES — A Mexican drug kingpin pleaded guilty on Wednesday to US federal charges of racketeering and conspiracy to launder money, and could face up to 25 years in prison, court officials said.

WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday dismissed as "a rant" an Iranian letter to Washington over allegations of an Iranian plot to murder the Saudi ambassador in Washington.

Iran has sent a letter to the United States seeking an "apology" overallegations of an Iranian assassination plot on US soil, foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday.

An Iranian-American accused of plotting to get Mexican gangsters to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington was due in federal court Monday in New York, when he was expected to enter a plea.