United States of America v. Richar Sanchez Mujica, et al

Minneapolis, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to kidnap, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

11 Charged in Twin Cities Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping Conspiracy

As alleged in the indictment, beginning in July 2023 through January 2025, 11 defendants conspired to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. The DTO leaders arranged for large quantities of methamphetamine to be delivered from Mexico to the Twin Cities area, via the mail and driven by cars and trucks. Once delivered, the Minnesota-based defendants broke large quantities of methamphetamine down into smaller, distributable quantities and sold it to customers throughout the Twin Cities region. In January 2025, an individual owed a DTO leader in Mexico a substantial amount of money, which they could not pay. Four of the co-defendants lured this individual to a location in St. Paul, Minnesota. They kidnaped the victim, beat the victim, chained the victim to a pole, and the held the victim against their will. During the kidnaping and beating, a DTO leader instructed one of the defendants over a messaging application, "you are breaking his hands. Break them good.”



"This case highlights the inherent danger that transnational drug cartels bring to our country,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. "This mob-style violence has no place in America, it has no place in Minnesota, and those who engage in it will be charged federally.”stribute methamphetamine



Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael P. McBride is prosecuting the case.