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Sentencing Due for Whittier Ex-Marine in Cross-Border Gun-Smuggling Scheme

Sentencing is scheduled Monday for a former U.S. Marine from Whittier who led a six-man scheme to smuggle high-powered weapons and ammunition to one of the most feared transnational drug cartels in Mexico. Marco Antonio Santillan, 53, pleaded guilty in May 2022 to conspiracy to violate export regulations and conspiracy to commit money laundering, according […]