Three more charged in 2024 Sinaloa cartel-linked attempted hits in Southern California

Three more people have been federally charged in connection with two chaotic attempted cartel hits by teenage gunmen in 2024 in Chula Vista. The gunmen targeted a man with his family first outside a busy restaurant then opened fire hours later at the man’s upscale apartment — a shootout that left an accomplice dead.

Alleged Sinaloa Cartel associates Poly Antunez, Antonio Quinones and Jovanny Enriquez are accused of roles in either hiring two 15-year-old gunmen or guiding them through their attempts to kill the target...