National City
Coverage of National City in the Nexus archive.
- Alleged drug kingpin accused of smuggling drugs across US-Mexico border through railway tunnel
Genaro Lopez, 54, was arraigned in federal court for allegedly using an underground tunnel to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. Authorities seized significant quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, and a tunnel with a rail system was discovered during investigations.
- Alleged drug kingpin accused of smuggling drugs across US-Mexico border through railway tunnel
Genaro Lopez, 54, was arraigned in federal court for allegedly using a cross-border tunnel to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. Authorities discovered the tunnel in 2022 and seized large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl during investigations. Lopez, who fled to Mexico after a 2021 search, was extradited in March 2023 and faces drug trafficking charges without bond.
- Alleged drug kingpin accused of smuggling drugs across US-Mexico border through railway tunnel
Genaro Lopez, a 54-year-old alleged drug trafficker, was arraigned in federal court for using a cross-border tunnel to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. Authorities discovered the tunnel in 2022 and seized significant quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl during raids on his stash houses in Chula Vista and National City. Lopez was extradited from Mexico after evading capture for over a year.