Cocaine Mogul Nailed

Luis Carlos Melgar Morales, 28, of Guatemala, faces up to life in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute more than 10,000 kilos of cocaine, worth $600 million on the street.

SAN DIEGO — Luis Carlos Melgar Morales, 28, of Guatemala, faces up to life in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute more than 10,000 kilos of cocaine, worth $600 million on the street.

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