The Guatemalan Juan Raúl Velasquez He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in El Salvador for transporting 360 kilos of cocaine, along with Salvadorans Neftalí Arnoldo Serrano Campos and Nelson Alexander Lopezjudicial sources reported this Tuesday, July 7.
According to the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) of that country, the seized drugs were valued at US$9 million 50 thousand 400.
The investigation establishes that, in September from 2025the three men were intercepted by members of the National Navy when they were sailing five miles off the Salvadoran coast.
During the operation, authorities located nine packages on board the boat in which they were traveling. The shipment was made available to the FGR for the corresponding analyses, which confirmed that it was cocaine.
Based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor’s Office, a Salvadoran court sentenced the three defendants to 15 years in prison.
#Conviction | The Guatemalan Juan Raúl Velásquez and the Salvadorans, Neftalí Arnoldo Serrano Campos and Nelson Alexander López, were sentenced to 15 years in prison for transporting 360 kilos of cocaine, valued at $9,050,400.00.
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— Attorney General’s Office of the Republic El Salvador (@FGR_SV) July 7, 2026
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