Mexican Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Using Crypto To Launder $5,500,000 in Illicit Drug Money

A Mexican national has been sentenced to eight years and four months in prison as a major player in a drug money laundering conspiracy that used crypto. According to a new U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, Jose “Meno” Martinez of Guadalajara, Mexico, helped drug traffickers launder money in Mexico source: https://dailyhodl.com/2025/06/27/mexican-man-sentenced-to-over-eight-years-in-prison-for-using-crypto-to-launder-5500000-in-illicit-drug-money/