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    I

    C SE UNSE LED PER ORDER OF COURT

    Co.;fi;1

    UNITED STATES DISTRICT

    COURT

    SOUTHERN DISTRICT

    OF

    CALIFORNIA

    September 2013 Grand Ju ry

    (.\UFORNlA

    UNITED

    STATES

    OF AMERICA

    P l a i n t i f f

    l

    v.

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    (1),

    aka "EI Mayo,"

    aka

    "Doc,"

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL

    (2) ,

    aka "Mayito

    Gordo,"

    aka "Good

    Guy,"

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-SICAIROS

    (3),

    aka

    "Mayito Flaco ,

    aka "Cabal lero ,"

    IVAN

    ARCHIVALDO

    GUZMAN-SALAZAR

    (4) ,

    aka

    "Luis ,"

    aka "Chapito ,"

    Defendants .

    Case

    No.

    14CR0658-DMS

    I N D I C T M E N T

    -

    Superseding)

    Ti t l e

    2 U.S.C. , Sec. 848(a)

    and (b)

    Continuing Criminal

    Enterpr ise ;

    Ti t l e 21, U.S.C. ,

    Secs. 9 9

    960,

    and 963

    Conspiracy to

    Dist r ibute

    Methamphetamine, Cocaine

    and

    Marijuana Intended for

    Importat ion; Ti t l e

    21, U.S.C. ,

    Secs. 952, 960,

    and

    963

    Conspiracy to Import

    Methamphetamine,

    Cocaine

    and

    Marijuanai Ti t l e

    18,

    U.S.C. ,

    . Secs.

    1956

    (h)

    and

    1956

    (a)

    (2)

    (A)-

    Conspiracy to

    Launder

    MoneYi

    Ti t l e

    21,

    U.S.C. , Sec. 853,

    Ti t l e 18, U.S.C. , Sec. 982, and

    Ti t l e

    28,

    U.S.C. , Sec. 2461(c)

    Criminal Forfe i tu re

    ~ ~

    The

    grand

    ju ry charges:

    In t roduc tory Al lega t ions

    1 .

    At

    a l l

    t imes

    r e levan t to

    t h i s

    Indictment ,

    there

    exis ted

    a

    cr imina l

    organizat ion

    known

    as

    the "Sinaloa

    Car te l . "

    The

    Sinaloa

    Carte l i s

    a

    t r ansna t iona l . drug t r a f f ick ing organizat ion

    based

    in

    Sinaloa, Mexico.

    2 .

    Under

    the

    leadership

    o f

    defendant ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,

    aka "EI Mayo,"

    aka

    "Doc," the

    Sinaloa

    Carte l opera tes as

    an

    ALB:nlv:San

    Diego

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    af f i l i a t ion

    of

    drug t ra f f ickers

    and

    money

    launderers located

    in

    mult ip le countries

    throughout

    the world

    who

    coordinate

    and pool

    the i r

    col lect ive

    resources in

    order to :

    a .

    t ranspor t

    drugs

    from

    count r ies

    of

    supply

    in

    Asia

    and

    centra l and South America to

    Mexico;

    b. t ranspor t drugs through Mexico and in to

    the

    United

    Sta tes ;

    c .

    d i s t r ibu te

    drugs to wholesale

    customers

    in the United

    Sta tes ; and

    d.

    col lec t

    launder, and

    t ransfe r the proceeds

    of

    drug

    t ra f f i ck ing .

    3. At a l l times relevant

    to

    th i s Indictment, defendant ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    \\EI

    Mayo,

    aka Doc,

    and members

    and associa tes

    of

    the Sinaloa

    Cartel

    under him

    coordinated t he i r drug t ra f f i ck ing

    ac t iv i t i e s to import la rge

    quant i t ies

    of cocaine from Central and

    South American

    count r ies ,

    including

    Colombia,

    Ecuador,

    Venezuela,

    Peru, Panama, Costa

    Rica, Honduras,

    and Guatemala,

    to

    Mexico, as

    well

    as import

    large quant i t i es of

    methamphetamine precursors

    from

    Asia

    to

    Mexico. Defendant

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    \lEI

    Mayo, aka

    Doc,

    and members

    and

    associa tes of

    the

    Sinaloa Carte l under him coordinated

    the unloading of

    la rge

    shipments of

    cocaine

    in Mexico, and coordinated

    the t r anspor ta t ion

    and s torage

    of these cocaine

    shipments within

    Mexico.

    Defendant

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    EI

    Mayo,

    aka Doc,

    and

    members and associa tes of the Sinaloa ca r te l under him coordinated

    the i r drug t ra f f i ck ing ac t iv i t i e s to

    smuggle

    la rge quant i t ies

    of

    cocaine, genera l ly in shipments of hundreds of

    kilograms

    a t

    a

    time,

    as

    well as mult i -ki logram quant i t i e s of methamphetamine

    and

    ton-

    quant i t i e s of marijuana,

    from Mexico across

    the United

    Sta tes

    border ,

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    and then

    i n to and

    throughout

    the United Sta tes ,

    inc luding

    San Diego,

    Cal i fo rn ia ,

    and

    elsewhere .

    St ruc tu re

    and

    Organ iza t ion

    4.

    At

    a l l

    t imes

    r e levan t to

    t h i s

    Indic tment ,

    the ro les of the

    various

    Sina loa

    Car t e l members were as fo l lows:

    a .

    Defendant

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    EI

    Mayo,

    aka

    Doc,

    was

    one

    of the

    primary leaders

    of

    the Sinaloa Car te l .

    Defendant

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    EI

    Mayo, aka Doc, nego t i a t ed

    the

    pr ice

    fo r and caused

    to

    be obtained l a rge quan t i

    t i e s of

    cocaine

    from

    Centra l and South

    American coun t r i e s to Mexico,

    and

    caused mul t i

    kilogram

    qua n t i t i e s

    of cocaine ,

    methamphetamine

    and

    mari juana to

    be

    t r anspor t ed from Mexico to

    the

    United Sta tes border ,

    and

    tben i n to and

    throughout the United Sta tes .

    Defendant ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    EI Mayo,

    aka Doc,

    caused drug

    proceeds

    to

    be

    laundered and

    t rans fe r red from the United Sta tes to Mexico and elsewhere

    for the

    benef i t

    of

    the

    Sinaloa

    Car t e l ' s

    members and

    assoc ia tes .

    b. Defendant

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL,

    aka

    Mayito

    Gordo,

    Good

    Guy,

    the son of defendant ISMAEL' ZAMBADA-GARCIA caused mul t i

    kilogram qua n t i t i e s of cocaine

    and

    ton qua n t i t i e s

    of mari juana

    to be

    t ranspor ted from Mexico

    to

    the United Sta tes

    border ,

    and

    then

    i n to ' and

    throughout

    the United Sta tes for d i s t r i bu t ion . Defendant ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL fu r the r

    caused

    drug proceeds

    to

    be

    co l lec ted

    from

    customers in the uni t ed Sta tes

    and

    laundered and t rans fe r red from the

    un i t ed

    Sta tes to Mexico and elsewhere

    fo r the benef i t

    o f the

    Sina loa

    Ca r t e l ' s members and

    assoc ia tes

    c. Defendant

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-SICAIROS, aka Mayito Placo ,

    Caballero, the

    son o f

    defendant

    ISMAELZAMBADA-GARCIA,

    caused

    mult i

    kilogram qua n t i t i e s of

    methamphetamine

    to be t r anspor ted from

    Asia

    to

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    Mexico.

    Once the

    methamphetamine a r r ived in

    Mexico, defendant ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-SICAIROS caused t to be t ranspor ted

    from

    Mexico

    to the United

    Sta tes

    border ,

    and

    then

    in to and throughout

    the

    United Sta tes for

    d i s t r ibu t ion .

    Defendant

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-SICAIROS

    fu r ther

    caused drug

    proceeds to

    be

    col l ec t ed from customers in

    the

    United Sta tes and

    laundered

    and t r ans fe r red

    from

    the United

    Sta tes

    to

    Mexico

    and

    elsewhere for t he ben e f i t o f

    the Sinaloa

    Car t e l s

    members

    and

    associates .

    d.

    Defendant

    IVAN ARCHIVALDO GUZMAN-SALAZAR

    aka Luis ,

    aka

    Chapito,

    caused mult i -ki logram quant i t i es of cocaine and ton

    quant i t i es o f

    mari juana

    to be t ranspor ted from

    Mexico

    to the United

    Sta tes border ,

    and then in to and throughout

    the

    United Sta tes for

    d i s t r ibu t ion . Defendant IVAN ARCHIVALDO GUZMAN-SALAZAR fur ther caused

    drug proceeds

    to

    be col lec ted from customers

    in

    the

    United

    Sta tes

    and

    laundered

    and t r ans fe r red from the United

    Sta tes to

    Mexico and

    elsewhere

    for the

    bene f i t

    of the Sinaloa C ar te l s members and

    associates .

    Purpose

    and

    Methodology

    5 .

    At a l l

    t imes re levant to

    t h i s

    Indictment ,

    defendants

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-GARCIA

    aka

    El

    Mayo,

    aka Doc, ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL,

    aka Mayito Gordo,

    Good

    Guy,

    ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-SICAIROS, aka Mayito

    Flaco, Cabal lero, IVAN ARCH IVALDO

    GUZMAN-SALAZAR

    aka

    Luis ,

    aka

    Chapito,

    and

    members

    and

    assoc ia tes

    of

    the

    Sinaloa

    Carte l

    under

    them

    pooled t he i r co l lec t ive resources

    and used

    shared networks o f

    cour ie rs a f f i l i a t e d with

    the

    Sinaloa Carte l , to coordinate t he i r

    a c t i v i t i e s to :

    a .

    Cause la rge quant i t i es of cocaine, methamphetamine and

    other

    drugs

    and. drug precursor chemicals to be

    imported

    from Asia and

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    Central and South

    American

    count r ies including Colombia Ecuador

    Venezuela

    Peru

    Panama

    Costa Rica Honduras

    and

    Guatemala to

    Mexico using various

    means

    including

    cargo a i rc ra f t pr iva te

    a i rc ra f t

    submarines and

    other

    submersible

    and

    semi-submersible

    vesse ls

    container

    sh ips

    supply vesse ls go-fas t

    boats f ishing

    vessels

    buses r a i l

    cars

    t rac tor t r a i l e r s t rucks

    automobiles

    and

    pr iva te

    and

    commercial

    i n t e r s t a t e

    and

    foreign car r ie rs .

    After the

    drugs and drug precursor chemicals

    arr ived in Mexico

    the

    conspirators

    used shared resources to unload and

    store

    the

    drugs in Mexico.

    b .

    Cause

    large quant i t ies

    of

    cocaine methamphetamine

    and

    marijuana

    a t

    t imes in shipments of hundreds

    of kilograms

    a t

    a

    t ime

    to be t ransported

    from various locat ions in Mexico

    to

    the United

    Sta tes

    border where the drugs

    were then

    s tored in mult iple warehouses

    s tash houses and safe houses located in the areas

    of Tijuana

    Mexicali

    and elsewhere.

    c . Cause

    drugs

    to

    be smuggled

    across the United Sta tes

    Mexico border through

    the

    Southern

    Dis t r i c t of

    Cali fornia

    and

    elsewhere using mul t i p l e means including automobiles

    t rac tor

    t r a i l e r s t rucks f ishing

    vesse ls

    and tunnels .

    d. Cause drugs to be unloaded by s ta sh house

    operators

    a f f i l i a t ed with

    the

    Sinaloa

    Carte l and

    s tored a t mUltiple s tash

    houses

    safe

    houses and

    warehouse

    locat ions

    in

    the

    Southern

    Dis t r ic t

    of

    Cali fornia

    and

    elsewhere.

    e .

    Cause cocaine methamphetamine

    and marijuana

    to

    be

    t ransported

    throughout the United Sta tes using various means

    including

    automobiles

    t rac tor

    t r a i l e r s

    t rucks and

    pr iva te and

    commercial in te r s ta te

    car r ie rs .

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    f . Cause cocaine methamphetamine and marijuana

    to

    be sold

    and dis t r ibu ted

    to

    wholesale customers in the

    greater

    Los

    Angeles

    Cal i forn ia

    area;

    the

    grea te r

    Chicago I l l i no i s area and

    elsewhere.

    g.

    Cause

    drugs proceeds

    to

    be

    col lec ted

    from

    customers

    counted packaged and

    t ransferred

    and

    laundered from

    the United

    Sta tes through the Southern Dis t r ic t

    of

    Cali fornia and elsewhere to

    Mexico and

    elsewhere using

    mult ip le

    means

    including

    bulk cash

    smuggling s t ruc tured bank deposi t s

    wire

    t ransfers

    currency

    exchange

    t ransfers a l t e rna t ive credi t -based systems used to t ransfer money

    without the

    use

    of

    wires or

    other t r ad i t i ona l

    means

    goods-based

    systems

    in which i tems

    including high-end luxury

    vehicles

    and

    a irplanes were purchased in one loca t ion

    and

    t ransfer red to another

    loca t ion and other

    methods by

    shared

    networks

    of money couriers and

    money

    launderers associa ted

    with

    the S inaloa

    Carte l .

    h.

    Use various

    means to

    communicate with each other

    in

    order

    to

    coordinate the i r drug

    t ra f f i ck ing

    ac t iv i t i e s including

    ce l lu l a r

    te lephones s a t e l l i t e te lephones computers instant

    messaging appl icat ions

    on

    smart

    phones

    and

    email

    accounts .

    i . Use coded language and other means

    to

    misrepresent

    conceal and hide

    and

    to cause

    to

    be

    misrepresented

    concealed

    and

    hidden

    the drug

    t ra f f i ck ing ac t iv i t i e s

    of the Sinaloa

    Cartel and to

    avoid detec t ion

    and

    apprehension by law enforcement author i t i es .

    j .

    Use

    var ious

    means

    to

    evade law

    enforcement

    and

    protec t

    the i r

    drug dis t r ibu t ion ac t iv i t i e s

    including:

    obtaining guns

    and

    other weaponsi brib ing

    corrupt

    public

    of f i c i a l s ;

    engaging

    in

    violence

    and

    threats

    of violence;

    and

    in t imidat ing

    with th rea t s of

    violence

    members of law

    enforcement r iva l

    drug

    t r a f f i cke r s

    and members of

    the i r

    own drug t ra f f i ck ing

    organizat ion .

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    Count 1

    1.

    Paragraphs one

    through

    f ive of the In t roduc tory Allega t ions

    of

    t h i s Indic tment

    are

    r ea l l eged and

    incorpora ted

    by re fe rence

    as

    though

    fu l l y s e t

    fo r th he re in .

    2. Beginning no

    l a t e r

    than in o r about May 2005 and cont inu ing

    up to and inc lud ing Ju ly 25, 2014,

    within the

    Southern D is t r i c t

    of

    Cal i fo rn ia , and

    elsewhere , defendant ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,

    aka EI

    Mayo,

    aka Doc, did knowingly

    and i n t e n t i o n a l l y engage

    in

    a

    cont inuing

    cr imina l en te rp r i se

    by

    v io la t ing

    var ious fe lony

    prov i s ions

    of the Con t ro l led

    Substances

    Act Ti t le

    21, United

    Sta tes Code,

    Sect ions

    801, e t seq . ) , inc lud ing

    but

    not l imi ted to

    Ti t l e

    21, United

    S ta t e s

    Code, Sect ions

    959,

    960 and 963, as a l leged in Count 2, and

    Sect ions 952, 960 and 963, as a l l eged in Count 3, which v io la t ions

    were par t

    of

    a

    cont inuing

    s e r i e s of v io la t ions

    of

    s a id Act and

    were

    undertaken by

    defendant

    in

    concer t

    with f ive o r more o ther person with

    re spec t to whom defendant occupied a p o s i t i o n

    of organizer ,

    superv i so r

    and othe r

    p o s i t i o n

    of

    management, and from

    which

    such

    cont inuing

    s e r i e s o f

    v io l a t i o n s defendant

    obta ined

    s u b s t n t i ~

    income

    and

    resources .

    3. Furthermore,

    defendant

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, aka EI Mayo,

    aka Doc, was a pr inc ipa l admin i s t ra to r ,

    organizer ,

    superv i so r and

    l eader

    of the c r imina l

    en te rp r i se , which involved a conspiracy to

    d i s t r i bu t e 150

    ki lograms

    and

    more

    o f

    cocaine,

    a

    Schedule

    I I

    Control led

    Substance , fo r the purpose

    of

    unlawful impor ta t ion i n to

    the

    United

    Sta tes , and a

    conspiracy

    to

    import 150 kilograms and more

    o f

    cocaine,

    a

    Schedule

    I I Control led Substance, i n to the United

    Sta tes

    from a

    place outs ide

    the reof .

    l l

    i n v io la t ion

    of Ti t l e

    21, U.S.C. ,

    Sec t ion 848(a)

    and (b).

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    count 2

    Beginning

    no l a t e r

    than

    in o r

    about

    May 2005 and con t inu ing up to

    and

    inc lud ing Ju ly

    25, 2014, defendan ts ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, aka El

    Mayo,

    aka

    Doc,

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL, aka

    Mayito Gordo,

    aka Good Guy,

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-SICAIROS,

    aka

    Mayito

    Flaco ,

    aka Cabal le ro ,

    and

    IVAN RCHIV LDO GUZMAN-SALAZAR,

    aka

    Luis ,

    aka Chapito,

    "

    did

    knowingly

    and

    i n t en t iona l ly

    consp i re

    with each

    o ther ,

    and

    with o th e r

    persons

    known

    and

    unknown to ' the grand ju ry , to

    d i s t r i b u t e

    500

    grams

    and

    more

    o f a

    mixture and

    subs tance con ta in ing a

    de tec t ab le amount o f

    methamphetamine and 5

    ki lograms

    and

    more o f

    coca ine ,

    both

    Schedule I I Contro l led Substances ;

    and

    1000 ki lograms

    and

    more

    o f mari juana; a Schedule I

    Cont ro l l ed

    Substance ; fo r

    the

    purpose o f unlawful impor ta t ion i n to t he United Sta tes ; a l l in

    v i o l a t i o n o f Ti t l e

    21,

    United S ta t e s

    Code, Sect ions

    959,

    960,

    and 963.

    Count

    3

    Beginning no l a t e r

    than

    i n o r

    about

    May 2005 and con t inu ing

    up

    to

    and

    inc lud ing

    J u l y

    25,

    2014,

    with in the

    Southe rn

    D is t r i c t

    o f

    Ca l i fo rn ia , and elsewhere, defendants ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, aka El

    Mayo, aka

    Doc, ISMAEL ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL,

    aka

    Mayito Gordo,

    aka Good Guy,

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-SICAIROS, aka Mayito Flaco ,

    aka Cabal le ro , and IVAN ARCHIVALDO GUZMAN-SALAZAR, aka Luis ,

    aka

    Chapi to ,

    did knowingly and i n t e n t i o n a l l y consp i re with

    each

    othe r ,

    and with o th e r

    persons

    known and unknown

    to the

    grand ju ry , to

    impor t

    500 grams

    and

    more o f a mixture and subs tance con ta in ing a

    de tec t ab le amount

    o f

    methamphetamine and 5 ki lograms and more o f

    coca ine ,

    both Schedule

    I I

    Cont ro l l ed Substances; and 1000

    ki lograms

    and more o f mari juana; a Schedule I Cont ro l l ed Substance ; in to t h e

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    United

    S ta t e s

    from a p l ace o u t s i d e t he reof ; ll in

    v io l a t i o n o f

    Ti t l e

    21, United Sta t e s Code, Sect ions 952, 960, and 963.

    Count 4

    Beginning

    no l a t e r

    than

    in

    o r

    about May

    2005

    and

    con t inu ing

    up

    to

    and inc lud ing Ju ly

    25, 2014,

    with in the Southern D i s t r i c t

    o f

    Cal i fo rn ia

    and

    elsewhere , defendants ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA, aka EI

    Mayo,

    aka Doc,

    and

    IVAN RCHIV LDO GUZMAN-SALAZAR, aka

    Luis ,

    aka Chapi to ,

    did

    knowingly and i n t e n t i o n a l l y consp i re wi th

    each

    other , and with othe r persons known and

    unknown

    to the grand jury , to

    commit

    o f fen s es

    aga ins t the United

    S ta t e s

    under T i t l e

    18,

    United

    Sta t e s

    Code, Sect ion

    1956, namely: t r anspor t , t ransmi t and t r a n s f e r

    monetary ins t ruments and funds ,

    t ha t

    i s Uni ted s t a t e s currency, from a

    place in t he United

    S ta t e s

    to and through a place out s ide the United

    Sta tes , with the i n t e n t to promote t h e

    ca r ry ing

    on

    o f spec i f i ed

    unlawful

    a c t iv i t y ,

    t h a t i s

    the

    d i s t r i b u t i o n

    o f c o n t ro l l e d

    subs tances ,

    in v i o l a t i o n o f

    Ti t l e

    18,

    uni t ed Sta tes Code, Sect ion 1956 (a) (2)

    (A) ;

    a l l

    i n v i o l a t i o n

    o f

    T i t l e

    18,

    United

    S ta t e s

    Code,

    Sect ion

    1956(h) .

    FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS

    1 .

    The a l l eg a t i o n s con ta ined

    in

    Counts 1

    through

    4

    o f

    t h i s

    Ind ic tment

    are rea l l eged and

    by

    r e f e ren ce

    fu l l y incorpora ted

    h e re i n

    for the purpose o f a l l eg in g fo r f e i t u re to the Uni ted Sta tes o f

    America

    pursuan t

    to

    the prov i s ions o f T i t l e

    21,

    United Sta t e s Code,

    Sec t io n

    853,

    and

    Ti t l e

    18,

    United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 982.

    2 . As a

    r e s u l t o f the

    commission o f

    the

    fe lony

    offenses a l l eged

    in

    Counts 1 through 3 o f t h i s Ind ic tment ,

    s a id

    v io la t ions being

    punishable

    by

    imprisonment

    fo r

    more

    than

    one y ea r and pursuan t to

    Ti t l e 21,

    United S ta t e s Code, Sect ions

    8 5 3 (a) (I) and 8 5 3 {a} {2} ,

    defendants

    ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,

    aka

    EI Mayo, aka Doc, ISMAEL

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    ZAMBADA-IMPERIAL, aka Mayito Gordo, aka Good Guy, ISMAEL

    ZAMBADA-

    SICAIROS, aka Mayito Flaco , aka Cabal le ro , and IVAN ARCHIVALDO

    GUZMAN-SALAZAR, aka Luis , aka

    Chapi to ,

    s ha l l ,

    upon convic t ion ,

    f o r f e i t

    to

    the

    United

    S ta t e s

    a l l

    t h e i r

    r i g h t s ,

    title

    and

    i n t e r e s t

    in

    any

    and a l l p ro p e r t y cons t i tu t ing , o r der ived from, any proceeds any

    defendant obta ined ,

    d i r e c t ly

    o r

    i nd i rec t ly ,

    as the r e su l t o f

    the

    felony offense a l l eged in t h i s Indictment , and any and a l l proper ty

    used o r in tended to be used

    i n

    any manner

    o r p a r t t o commit and

    to

    f a c i l i t a t e

    the

    commission

    o f t he v i o l a t i o n a l l e g e d i n t h i s ind ic tment .

    The proper ty

    to be

    fo r f e i t e d inc ludes ,

    but

    i s not

    l imi t ed to , t he

    fo l lowing:

    1982

    Cessna Turbo 210 bear ing S e r i a l

    #21064675, United

    Sta tes t il number N1218U and Mexican

    t il

    number XB-NKYi 2006

    Mercedes SLR

    McLaren bear ing VIN WDDAJ76F66M000890i 2014 Nissan

    GTR

    bear ing

    VIN #JNIAR5EF4EM270727 2010 Lamborghini Murcie lago

    bear ing VIN

    ZHWBU8AHXALA03904 and 2008 Lamborghini

    bear ing

    VIN #ZHWBU37S58LA02742.

    3 .

    As

    a

    r e s u l t

    o f

    the

    commission

    o f

    the

    fe lony o f fense a l l eged

    in

    Count

    4 o f t h i s Indictment , s a id v i o l a t i o n being punishable by

    imprisonment f o r

    more than

    one

    year ,

    and pursuan t

    to T i t l e

    18,

    United

    Sta tes Code, Sect ion 982{a)

    ( I ) ,

    defendants ISMAEL ZAMBADA-GARCIA,

    aka EI Mayo,

    aka

    Doc,

    and

    IVAN ARCHIVALDO GUZMAN-SALAZAR,

    aka Luis , aka Chapi to , sh a l l , upon conv ic t ion , fo r f e i t to t he

    United

    S ta t e s ll

    r igh t s , title

    and i n t e r e s t

    in any

    and

    a l l

    p ro p e r t y

    i nvo lved in

    such offense , and

    any

    proper ty t r a ceab le

    to

    such proper ty .

    4. I f

    any

    o f the above-descr ibed fo r f e i t a b l e proper ty ,

    as

    a

    r e s u l t o f any

    a c t

    o r omiss ion

    o f

    the defendan ts :

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    a .

    cannot be located upon the exerc ise of due di l igence;

    b .

    has

    been

    t rans fe r red o r sold t o o r

    deposi ted

    with,

    a

    t h i rd par ty ;

    c .

    has

    been

    placed

    beyond

    the

    ju r i sd ic t ion

    of

    the

    Court;

    d. has been subs tan t ia l ly diminished in value ;

    or

    e.

    has

    been

    commingled with o ther

    proper ty

    which cannot be

    subdivided

    without di f f icu l tYi

    t

    i s

    the i n t e n t

    of the

    United Sta tes pursuant

    to Ti t l e

    21,

    un i ted

    s t a t e s Code, Sect ion 853 p), as to Counts 1

    through

    3, and

    T i t l e

    21, United Sta tes

    Code,

    Sect ion

    853

    p), as

    incorpora ted

    by

    Ti t l e

    18, United

    Sta tes Code, Sect ion 982 b)

    1)

    as to

    Count

    4,

    to

    seek

    fo r f e i t u r e o f any other proper ty of the defendant

    up

    to the value of

    the

    sa id

    proper ty

    l i s t ed above as being

    sub jec t to

    for fe i ture .

    All in v io l a t i on of

    Ti t l e

    21, United Sta tes Code, Sect ion 853,

    Ti t l e 18, United Sta tes Code,

    Sect ion 982, and

    Ti t l e 28,

    United

    Sta tes

    Code,

    Sect ion

    2461 c)

    DATED

    Ju ly

    25, 2014.

    A TRUE BILL:

    Foreper

    LAURA

    E.

    DUFFY

    United Sta tes Attorney

    By

    Assis tant

    U.S.

    Attorney

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