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Teens Plead Guilty in Sinaloa Cartel Hit Attempt

12/23/2025

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  • Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero, two 15-year-old Los Angeles youths and Westside Wilmas members, pleaded guilty to acting as hitmen for the Sinaloa Cartel.
  • The plea concerns an attempted gangland assassination that killed accomplice Ricardo Sanchez and injured two others.
  • The teens were offered $50,000 each and twice tried the hit on March 27, 2024.
  • California law bars treating them as adults, and sentencing is set for March 20, 2026.