A son-in-law of one of Mexico’s most storied drug kingpins and a man who Mexican officials had described as one of the “main generators of violence” in the Tijuana region both made initial appearances Wednesday in San Diego federal court, a day after they were expelled from Mexico as part of a deal with the Trump administration.

Juan Carlos Félix Gastelum, son-in-law of jailed Sinaloa Cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, and Pablo Edwin Huerta Nuño, who was arrested in June in Tijuana, both face indictments alleging international drug importation conspiracies, among other counts.

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Attorneys representing both men asked the court to enter not guilty pleas to all counts. The attorneys also declined to comment on the allegations against their clients.

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