According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Jesus Ivan Rodriguez Leyva and Julio Cesar Zuniga Luna, both Mexican nationals, were sentenced in federal court today to 70 months in prison for piloting a panga which overturned near Del Mar, California in May 2025, resulting in the deaths of two Mexican national adults and two minors, ages 14 and 10, from India.
Panga Boat Pilots Sentenced in Maritime Smuggling Event that Killed Four in Homeland Security Task Force Case
By Marcus Reed
CartelWatching · USAContext
The report, filed in our CartelWatching · USA section, was first published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday, November 9 and concerns California and India.
Background
California: California is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Justice: Panga Boat Pilots Sentenced in Maritime Smuggling Event that Killed Four in Homeland Security Task Force Case
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