The sibling leader of the brutal cartel – known as “Z-40” and “Z-42”) is charged with murder and torture

The U.S. Department of Justice said former leaders of the Mexican violent Zetas cartel were charged in the United States on Friday, including drug trafficking, gun ownership and money laundering.

brother Miguel and Omar Trevino Morales – alias “Z-40” and “Z-42” – lead one of Mexico’s most powerful and most worried organized crime groups until it collapses.

They are Of 29 drug suspects Mexico expelled the United States last month as it faces increasing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve drug trafficking.

“The brothers were arraigned in Washington for allegations of engaging in an ongoing criminal business involving multiple murder plots,” the Justice Department said in a statement.

Their other allegations include “conspiracy to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana doomed to be marijuana in the United States, the use of guns (including machine guns) during and associated drug trafficking crimes, and conspiracy to launder money.”

Zetas was founded by deserters of the Mexican Special Forces, known for their cruelty.

The Justice Department said Miguel Trevino Morales led Zetas until Mexican authorities arrested him in 2013, when his brother Omar took over until his arrest in 2015.

It added: “After his arrest, the defendant allegedly renamed Los Zetas to Cartel del Norrest (CDN) and continued to control the cartel while he was imprisoned in Mexico.”

The State Department said last month that it has designated CDN as a “foreign terrorist organization.”

Washington accused the two brothers of being “personal responsibility” to commit dozens of murders and direct killings, kidnappings and torture.

Both of them pleaded not guilty on Friday and faced the possibility of death if convicted, reporters at the hearing said.

“As the alleged, the defendants represent some of the world’s most vicious cartel leaders, responsible for the terror reign of Los Zetas, weirdly impunitive and ruthlessness, ignoring anything beyond their wealth, power and control,” said New York, agent for Ice of Michael Alfonso, Alfonso, of New York.

Other suspects deported to the United States last month are Rafael Caro Quinterowho was wanted for the infamous American DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena 1985.

Last month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warn After Washington designated multiple Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, it would never tolerate the U.S. invasion of its national sovereignty.

“This is not an opportunity for the United States to invade our sovereignty,” she said. “With Mexico, it’s cooperation and coordination, never subordinate or interventionist.”

Tech billionaire Elon Musk Important roles In the Trump administration, it was said on social media that the name about the cartels “means that they are eligible for a drone strike.”