Bar Owner Pleads Guilty to Drug Ring | Cincinnati News

A Cincinnati bar owner from Mexico, Sergio Velasco-Cortes, has pleaded guilty to running a massive drug trafficking operation using his two bars as fronts, moving kilograms of cocaine across Southern Ohio and even receiving shipments from Puerto Rico. He also admitted to being involved in a stolen vehicle ring, with seven fake-VIN cars found at his home. Alongside five others, he was indicted in April 2025 and now faces a mandatory 10-year sentence — exposing how legitimate businesses can mask sprawling criminal enterprises. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4da19b23a2b9727d