On Tuesday, a Federal Court sentenced Cesar Hernandez Martinez, 29, to 137 months in prison after he pleaded guilty for washing a minimum of $13 million for the Sinaloa Cartel is his network of money exchange houses in Tijuana. Investigation shows that Cesar, through his money exchange business executed several money laundering activities, and drug deals including heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The National Security Investigations Unit (HIS) in San Diego has embarked on this investigation for eight years and was later able to track down money seized in a vehicle during transfer to Mexico. With Martinez, a total of six members of the Sinaloa cartel cell who are fully engaged in money laundering have been convicted.
