Wife of alleged Gulf Cartel plaza boss, her sister indicted for money laundering

The wife of an alleged Gulf Cartel plaza boss in Miguel Aleman and her sister were indicted Tuesday on four counts of money laundering after investigators found more than $800,000 at a home in Roma.

Drug Enforcement Administration special agents arrested Jessenia Flores-Salinas, a Mexican citizen born in 1995, on Dec. 2, after Border Patrol and the Starr County Sheriff’s Office conducted surveillance at a home in the 800 block of Austin Street in Roma.

A complaint against her indicates she is married to Hugo Armando Cortinas-Salinas, who has been identified as the Gulf Cartel plaza boss for Miguel Aleman.

That document said Border Patrol agents and deputies watching the residence saw a man who resembled Cortinas-Salinas at the residence and watched as Jessenia and a juvenile arrived in a white Kia SUV and greeted the man.

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