U.S., Mexico Seize Property, Freeze $10 Million in Bank Accounts
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SAN DIEGO — U.S. and Mexican authorities Friday announced the seizure of $4 million in property and the freezing of more than $10 million in Mexican bank accounts as part of a joint effort to break up a large cross-border drug conspiracy.
U.S. Atty. Alan Bersin said four people were indicted on suspicion of organizing the drug smuggling operation between Mexicali, Mexico, and Calexico, Calif., and of laundering proceeds by buying property in Southern California.
Two suspects, Claudia Mendoza-Ibarra, 28, and John Loren Matkin, 51, are in custody in the United States, while Sergio Campos-Salcido, 37, and his wife, Raquel Maria Trujillo-Yanez, 32, are believed to be fugitives in Mexico.
The seizures included 10 homes, a 16-home partially built residential development and 77 acres of land scheduled for development.
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