Drug Cartel Laundered Money Through Racehorses, U.S. Says
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The alleged leader of a Mexican drug cartel was charged with laundering drug proceeds through an operation that bought, bred and raced quarter horses in the U.S.
Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 38, leader of the Los Zetas drug cartel, and his brothers Oscar Omar Trevino Morales and Jose Trevino-Morales were among 14 people indicted by a federal grand jury in Texas, U.S. prosecutors said yesterday. Seven of the defendants were arrested, including Jose Trevino-Morales and his wife, Zulema Trevino.