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High level Washington drug trafficker gets 10 years in prison leadership role in drug distribution conspiracy
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2023-09-02T09:40:36.000Z
2023-09-02T09:40:36.000Z
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<p>A 38-year-old Kent, Washington resident was sentenced Tuesday in Seattle to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Omar Vazquez-Limon was arrested in August 2020 in northern California as he transported kilos of heroin and methamphetamine to Western Washington. Vazquez-Limon was indicted as part of a larger drug ring in December 2020.</p>
<p>According to records filed in the case, Vazquez-Limon was a high-level distributor of narcotics who was in direct contact with suppliers in Mexico. Vazquez-Limon made multiple pound drug deals and often directed other drug ring members to make the deliveries or made the deliveries himself. In intercepted phone calls, Vazquez-Limon was heard arranging delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills and multi-pound amounts of methamphetamine. In one call, he said he had as much as 75 pounds of methamphetamine ready for distribution.</p>
<p>Members of the drug conspiracy distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, smuggling the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico and then transporting them up the west coast for distribution in Pierce, King, and Snohomish Counties. In connection with this drug distribution ring, law enforcement seized 143 pounds of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, $778,000, and a bank account valued at $100,000.</p>
<p>Vazquez-Limon’s federal sentence will run concurrently with the Shasta County six-year sentence he received when arrested with a load of drugs in northern California.</p>
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St. Louis drug boss gets 15 years in prison for running fentanyl ring
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2023-08-04T06:48:01.000Z
2023-08-04T06:48:01.000Z
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<p>The leader of a large-scale, long-term St. Louis fentanyl trafficking ring was sentenced to 15 years in prison this week. 40-year-old Jamore Clark, of unincorporated St. Louis County, admitted in a guilty plea in January that he had been caught with over 800 grams of fentanyl on March 6, 2020 after fleeing law enforcement. He also admitted possessing firearms while involved in fentanyl dealing.</p>
<p>"The fentanyl Drug Enforcement Administration investigators seized the day Jamore Clark was arrested would have been the equivalent of nearly 45,000 lethal doses," said Assistant Special Agent in Charge Colin Dickey, lead of DEA investigations in Eastern Missouri. "DEA investigators know the seriousness of fentanyl’s impact on the safety and health of St. Louis citizens, which is driving drug-induced deaths to new highs. That makes this sentence particularly satisfying.”</p>
<p>Clark pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. All nine others indicted in the case have also pleaded guilty and received sentences of up to 10 years in prison. They include Jason Stanley Jones, 38, of Ballwin; Arie T. Graham, 34; Clarence Lee Totten, 33; Justin Lee Hughes, 36, of Florissant; Martez Lamar Murphy, 29, of Florissant; Keven Treyvon Huddlen, 30, of Florissant; Kevin Cunningham, 37, of St. Louis; Alaena C. Patrick, 37, of Flordell Hills; and Natalie J. Westerman, 46, of St. Peters, all of Missouri.</p>
<p>DEA investigated this case with the St. Louis County Police Department. This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.</p>
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Boston drug boss who shot suspected thief in the back gets 10 years in prison
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2023-06-04T05:29:33.000Z
2023-06-04T05:29:33.000Z
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<p>A Boston man responsible for leading a large drug trafficking organization was sentenced Thursday for drug conspiracy and gun charges. 50-year-old Mujab Mubarak (photo above), who goes by the nicknames “Big Homie,” “Easy,” and “E,” was received a 10 year prison term and four years of supervised release.</p>
<p>On March 3, 2023, Mubarak pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and possess to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and one count of use and possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime.</p>
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<p>As part of the plea agreement, he agreed to forfeit $360,000 in cash, two motorcycles, a truck and multiple luxury watches that were purchased with proceeds of the drug trafficking organization. In total, the value of the forfeited property is approximately $523,000.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Caught on tape</strong></span></p>
<p>Mubarak was responsible for a large organization and employed multiple lower-level co-conspirators as part of his distribution network. Recordings obtained during the course of the investigation captured Mubarak describing the scope and extent of his drug trafficking operation.</p>
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<p>A cooperating witness made over 20 recorded purchases of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from subordinates of Mubarak. Mubarak also discussed employing the cooperating witness as a distributor and explained the business in detail.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Shooting a suspected thief in the back</strong></span></p>
<p>Additionally, Mubarak was captured on a recording discussing a 2017 shooting incident where he targeted a former co-conspirator because he believed the man had stolen his organization’s drug money. Mubarak explained that the individual was transporting cash through Logan airport on behalf of Mubarak’s group and that he claimed that the money was seized by police, which was in fact true.</p>
<p>When the man failed to provide satisfactory proof of the seizure, Mubarak stated on recording that he located him and shot him. Police and medical records showed that the man was admitted to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his back.</p>
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Southern California drug dealer admits trafficking fentanyl and heroin in Bakersfield and Fresno
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2023-03-24T11:36:45.000Z
2023-03-24T11:36:45.000Z
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<p>Luis Noe Hernandez Rojo, 34, of Orange, California, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 20, to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin.</p>
<p>According to court documents, on Aug. 7, 2019, Hernandez Rojo sold approximately 2,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl to an undercover agent in Bakersfield. On Dec. 13, 2019, Hernandez Rojo was arrested while driving to Fresno with more than 7 kilograms of counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl, nearly 2 kilograms of fentanyl powder, and 7 kilograms of heroin, which were slated for delivery to the same undercover agent.</p>
<p>Hernandez Rojo is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on July 17, 2023. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine.</p>
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Gangster Disciples’ drug supplier gets 10 years for trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing meth & fentanyl
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2023-03-17T11:10:08.000Z
2023-03-17T11:10:08.000Z
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<p>A convicted drug dealer was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Boston to trafficking counterfeit oxycodone and Adderall pills that contained fentanyl and methamphetamine. 30-year-old Vando Gvozdarevic had pleaded guilty on July 7, 2022, to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.</p>
<p>“The <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/street-gangs" target="_blank">Gangster Disciples</a> are a ruthless gang that preyed upon our communities, and Vando Gvozdarevic was a driving force and prolific pill pusher, who supplied them with deadly narcotics disguised as prescription pills,” said Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Large conspiracy from streets to jails</strong></span></p>
<p>Gvozdarevic was charged in November 2021 along with 12 others in connection with a large drug conspiracy centering around the Gangster Disciples in Lawrence, Haverhill and Methuen. The investigation, which began in August 2020, intercepted communications between Gangster Disciples’ bosses, members and drug suppliers pertaining to their alleged distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and suboxone in Massachusetts, Maine and southern New Hampshire as well as into the Essex County Jail.</p>
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<p>The investigation identified Gvozdarevic as a supplier of methamphetamine and fentanyl disguised as counterfeit Adderall and oxycodone pills. 12,556 counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine and 3,717 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl were seized from Gvozdarevic’s apartment during the execution of a federal search warrant.</p>
<p>Gvozdarevic was previously sentenced to five years in state prison for drug distribution and firearm offenses.</p>
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Seattle drug boss and crew busted - 27 kilos of fentanyl seized at his home
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2023-03-07T08:45:11.000Z
2023-03-07T08:45:11.000Z
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<p>Seven people were indicted last week in an investigation into a drug trafficking ring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Three people were arrested in Arizona and four in Seattle. In addition, two people named in indictments in Pittsburgh were arrested in the Seattle area. Bryce Hill is considered a leading figure in the drug conspiracy. He was arrested in Seattle on January 11. Hill is charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine.</p>
<p>The Pittsburgh investigation began in 2018 and became a wiretap investigation in the spring of 2022. The investigation identified Bryce “Benji” Hill as a key distributor of drugs in the Seattle area. Hill traveled, or had his associates travel, between Arizona and Seattle, bringing in drugs and taking drug proceeds back to conspirators in Phoenix.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Guns and 27 kilos of fentanyl seized</strong></span></p>
<p>When investigators served search warrants on residences in Seattle associated with Hill, they seized five firearms – including assault style weapons and those with extended magazines. One firearm had been modified to fire fully automatic. Hill is prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous convictions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gangstersinc.org" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10993718880,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" alt="10993718880?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a>At Hill’s apartment in Seattle, where he was arrested, law enforcement seized about 27 kilos of fentanyl pills. The drugs were still in the suitcases (photo right) they had traveled in from Arizona. Law enforcement also seized more than $387,000 in cash.</p>
<p>In all, some 60 people have been charged in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Over the past ten months, investigators in the Pennsylvania-based case have seized more than 673 pounds of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills, over 400 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than 16 pounds each of fentanyl powder and cocaine, over $600,000 in cash, nine vehicles, and 47 firearms.</p>
<p>The seven people indicted in Seattle allegedly conspired with Hill in the drug distribution scheme. Those indicted include:</p>
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<li>Cierra Ward, 21, of Kent, Washington</li>
<li>David Theodore Carr, 43, of Phoenix, Arizona</li>
<li>Jaren Christopher Tran, 43, of Seattle</li>
<li>Shaunyae Allen, 37, of Oak Harbor, Washington</li>
<li>Jose Cortes 34, of Marysville, Washington</li>
<li>Aliana Lyla Khan, 34 of Scottsdale, Arizona</li>
<li>Kayla Vigil, 28, of Tempe, Arizona</li>
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<p>Additionally, two defendants from Western Washington were arrested on an indictment from the Western District of Pennsylvania:</p>
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<li>Mohamed Kariye, 34 of Kent, Washington</li>
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Drug boss hid huge amounts of drugs and cash in Arlington, laundered $1M through casinos, gets 15 years in prison
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2023-02-04T07:14:01.000Z
2023-02-04T07:14:01.000Z
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<p>The boss of a violent, prolific drug trafficking ring was sentenced on January 31 in a Seattle court to 15 years in prison. 36-year-old Cesar Valdez-Sanudo pleaded guilty in June 2022 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to commit money laundering and carrying a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime. </p>
<p>At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said he based the sentence on the “stunning size of the drug trafficking organization, and the amount of fentanyl and the death it is causing in our community.”</p>
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<p>“Mr. Valdez-Sanudo led a violent ring of drug traffickers and buried kilos of meth, heroin, and fentanyl on his Arlington property, along with more than $300,000 cash – proceeds from the harm he spread across the community,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “This is a long prison sentence, but given the harm these drugs are doing in our community, it is the appropriate sanction.”</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;">Wiretap investigation</span> </strong></p>
<p>Members of the drug ring were indicted in December 2020, following a lengthy wiretap investigation. Law enforcement seized large amounts of drugs during the investigation including a 49-pound load of methamphetamine that was coming to Washington State from California, disguised in boxes.</p>
<p>All told, in the course of the investigation law enforcement seized approximately 143 pounds of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, and approximately $ 778,000.</p>
<p>Valdez-Sanudo was the leader of the ring. In messages to his coconspirators, he discussed violence against a member of the ring suspected of stealing a drug load. When he was arrested at the Snoqualmie Casino, Valdez-Sanudo had three firearms in his vehicle, one with a homemade silencer. Valdez-Sanudo had told others he planned to confront a member of the ring who owed a debt for drugs.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Dope & guns on the table, laundering $1 million through casinos</strong></span></p>
<p>When law enforcement searched Valdez-Sanudo’s Arlington property, they seized more than 27 kilos of meth, nearly 6 kilos of heroin, and nearly 2 kilos of fentanyl pills, much of it buried underground. On the property, there were 10 firearms.</p>
<p>Law enforcement seized cash, checks, and the contents of bank accounts as proceeds of the drug crime. Valdez-Sanudo schemed to launder more than $1 million through casinos. He also purchased property and vehicles to launder drug money. Conspirators sought to avoid banking transaction reporting requirements by making deposits in amounts below the $10,000 threshold.</p>
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Baltimore fentanyl organizations shut down by federal indictments – Two bosses charged
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2023-01-14T06:34:07.000Z
2023-01-14T06:34:07.000Z
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<p>Two Baltimore-based drug trafficking organizations that supplied large amounts of fentanyl to West Virginia and caused at least two deaths have been dismantled by separate federal indictments that were unsealed on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Thirty-four people from Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia were indicted on charges related to the sale of fentanyl, heroin and other drugs in Hampshire County and Mineral County. The drugs distributed led to a spike in overdoses in the region, both fatal and non-fatal. Much of the fentanyl had high levels of purity and had a purple tint to distinguish it from drugs sold by competitors.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Bosses</strong></span></p>
<p>In the first indictment, 30-year-old Kentrel “T-Rock” Anthony Rollins, of Baltimore, Maryland is alleged to be the leader of a fentanyl distribution operation in Hampshire County and elsewhere from January 2020 to October 2021. Court documents show that in addition to the sale of drugs, there was firearms trafficking and the trading of guns for drugs. Many of the firearms were acquired by a straw purchaser on behalf of the organization. Twelve people are charged in this matter, which also includes the alleged trafficking of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine.</p>
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<p>In the second indictment, 31-year-old Sean Jarred Davis, also of Baltimore, is alleged to be the leader of a conspiracy to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, as well as heroin, in Hampshire County and elsewhere from February 2021 to January 2023. A total of twenty-two individuals are charged in the case.</p>
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Dominican man pleads guilty to trafficking heroin and fentanyl into US from Dominican Republic
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2023-01-10T12:35:54.000Z
2023-01-10T12:35:54.000Z
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<p>A Dominican man pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Boston to conspiring to traffic multiple kilograms of heroin and fentanyl from the Dominican Republic to states on the East Coast. </p>
<p>Kelvin Regalado, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, and 100 grams or more of carfentanil; one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute ketamine; and one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton scheduled sentencing for May 10, 2023.</p>
<p>Regalado was indicted in December 2020, along with co-defendant Marcos Cabrera, while he was residing in the Dominican Republic. Regalado was extradited to the United States in May 2022 after being taken into custody by Dominican authorities. </p>
<p>From August 2019 through March 2020, in the Dominican Republic, Regalado conspired with Cabrera to deliver nearly three kilograms of heroin and carfentanil to cooperating witnesses in New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Additionally, Regalado arranged to have one kilogram of fentanyl and one kilogram of ketamine sent to the cooperating witnesses through the mail in Massachusetts.</p>
<p>In January 2022, Cabrera was sentenced to 87 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to his role in the conspiracy. </p>
<p>The charges of conspiracy and distribution of and possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, and 100 grams or more of carfentanil provide for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute ketamine provide for a maximum of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.</p>
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Turning the tide: How smugglers traffic fentanyl across the U.S.-Mexico border and how authorities try to stop it
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2022-12-04T07:06:52.000Z
2022-12-04T07:06:52.000Z
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<p>Fentanyl sent shockwaves through the drug underworld of the United States. A synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, fentanyl is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S. Plenty of reason for authorities to be extra vigilant on smuggling attempts.</p>
<p>“Sixty percent of all fentanyl seized in the United States is found at U.S-Mexico border crossings in Southern California,” the port director at the San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego and Tijuana told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fentanyl-us-mexico-border/" target="_blank">CBS News</a>. “More than 65,000 vehicles cross the San Ysidro Port of Entry every day. Marin said they first saw fentanyl in 2008, and that it has skyrocketed since fiscal year 2019.”</p>
<p>What tactics are smugglers using? And how can authorities stop them? Read <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fentanyl-us-mexico-border/" target="_blank"><em>Concealed bundles, sophisticated tunnels: How fentanyl crosses the U.S.-Mexico border</em></a> at CBS News.</p>
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50 pounds of fentanyl/heroin seized at drug stash apartment in the Bronx – Hidden inside coffee table
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2022-11-17T07:57:46.000Z
2022-11-17T07:57:46.000Z
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<p>A Bronx man was arrested in connection with the seizure of approximately 23 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl (50 pounds) from an apartment located near Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. The narcotics carry an estimated street value of $7 million.</p>
<p>Samuel Rojas-Camacho was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and third degrees and criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree. Rojas-Camacho was arrested the night of Monday, November 7, 2022 and arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on the night of Tuesday, November 8, 2022.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Green Jaguar sedan</strong></span></p>
<p>Agents and officers stopped a green Jaguar sedan at the southwest corner of Jerome Avenue and East 233rd Street at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2022. Rojas-Camacho was a passenger in the vehicle. The investigation revealed that he had travelled out of state that same day. Rojas-Camacho had previously been observed on video surveillance entering and exiting the lobby of an apartment building located at 3535 Dekalb Avenue on approximately three prior occasions.</p>
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<p>At approximately 10 p.m., members of NYDETF Group T-21 arrived at 3535 Dekalb Avenue, Apt. 5B, and conducted a search, recovering approximately 11 brick-shaped packages of heroin/fentanyl containing approximately one kilogram of narcotics each, 5 hockey puck-shaped packages containing heroin/fentanyl, and a large plastic bag containing heroin/fentanyl. The packages and large bag of narcotics were found inside a concealed compartment in a coffee table.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>"Skull Crusher" brand</strong></span></p>
<p>A shoebox in the bedroom contained an additional quantity of heroin/fentanyl. Street ready glassine envelopes stamped with the brand name “Skull Crusher,” empty glassines and plastic bags of heroin/fentanyl were also recovered from the bedroom closet.</p>
<p>A subsequent field test on some of the narcotics yielded positive results for fentanyl and heroin. Further analysis is pending.</p>
<p>All of the equipment and paraphernalia necessary for packaging narcotics was present in the apartment, such as coffee grinders, rubber gloves, an air purifier and a scale. Bank receipts and medicine bottles in Rojas-Camacho’s name were also recovered.</p>
<p>“This case illustrates how narcotics flow from state to state, with large amounts of fentanyl and heroin continuing to flood New York City. Traffickers take great pains to conceal drug shipments that sell for millions of dollars, in this case inside a table outfitted with a hidden trap compartment,” said Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan. “Overdose rates remain at record-high levels, with the majority of deaths attributed to fentanyl.”</p>
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Three drug trafficking groups with Cartel ties busted in Washington and California
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2022-10-30T09:56:21.000Z
2022-10-30T09:56:21.000Z
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<p>Three significant drug trafficking groups responsible for trafficking more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills were indicted on Tuesday. Two indictments charging a total of eleven defendants were unsealed following law enforcement activity in two states. Six additional defendants were indicted and arrested in September. Despite the arrests tied to a wiretap investigation, the traffickers named in the most recent indictments continued their trafficking activities.</p>
<p>“These individuals were bringing large loads of meth, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/drug-cartels" target="_blank">Mexico</a> across the border and up I-5 to the Pacific Northwest,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “Even when an RV loaded with drugs was pulled off the highway and seized by law enforcement, they weren’t deterred. The wiretap revealed various organizations continued to recruit drivers and vehicles to transport their drugs throughout our District.”</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Dope, cash, and guns on the table</strong></span></p>
<p>Even before Tuesday’s search of 14 locations in Washington and California, the drug, gun, and cash totals seized by law enforcement were significant: 1,016 pounds of meth; 9 kilos of fentanyl powder and 330,000 fentanyl pills; 25 kilos of cocaine; and 15.5 kilos of heroin. Law enforcement seized 43 guns and more than $1 million in cash.</p>
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<p>“This operation would be considered a success purely by the volume of illegal drugs taken off the streets” said Richard A. Collodi, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Seattle field office. “When we consider a drug trafficking organization was dismantled and the number of illegal firearms recovered through our federal and local partnerships, the positive impact to the Puget Sound region will be immediately felt.”</p>
<p>“The amount of dangerous narcotics seized during this investigation is staggering,” said Jacob D. Galvan, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Seattle Field Division. “Just looking at the fentanyl seized, since four out of 10 fake pills contain a lethal dose, that was enough to kill 132,000 people. This investigation shows our state, local and federal partnerships are needed so we can keep our communities safe, healthy, and free from these dangerous narcotics.”</p>
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<p>Those named in the indictments unsealed yesterday include:</p>
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<li> Jose Paleo, 29, of La Mirada, California</li>
<li> Octavio Guzman, 24, of Huntington Park, California</li>
<li> Glauco Guardado Rodriguez, 25, of Seattle</li>
<li> Araceli Salas, 30, of Maywood, California</li>
<li> Maria Rangel Aguilar, 44, of Huntington Park, California</li>
<li> Miguel Thomas, 33, of Tukwila, Washington</li>
<li> Tad Fulton, 48, of Seattle</li>
<li> Ryan Holmquist, 34, of Issaquah, Washington</li>
<li> Timothy Hursh, 38, of SeaTac, Washington</li>
<li> Ryan Terry, 44, of Duval, Washington</li>
<li> Abel Cruz, 32, of Des Moines, Washington</li>
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<p>Six defendants were arrested earlier this year on a September 21, 2022, indictment:</p>
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<li> Agustin Gutierrez Valencia, 32, of Kent, Washington</li>
<li> Daniel Vazquez Arroyo, 32, of Kent, Washington</li>
<li> Rosalio Reynoso Arellano, 51, of Los Angeles</li>
<li> Ernesto Casillas, 46, of Los Angeles</li>
<li> Benigno Hernandez aka Ivan Santos Arellano, 32, of Kent, Washington</li>
<li> Jesus Toledo Pardo, 56, of SeaTac, Washington</li>
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<p>Two additional defendants were arrested on criminal complaints yesterday:</p>
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<li> Michael Kinzel, 37, of Renton, Washington</li>
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<p>As for totals from the searches on Tuesday, law enforcement seized more than 2 kilos of fentanyl, 4.5 kilos of heroin, 10 pounds of methamphetamine and 67 firearms. Also taken by law enforcement: high-capacity rifle magazines, thousands of rounds of ammunition, two sets of body armor, one ballistic shield.</p>
<p>The defendants are charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. Because of the amount of drugs involved, many face a mandatory minimum 10 years in prison. One defendant is charged with carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, which leads to an enhanced sentence. One group of defendants is charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.</p>
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Gangster Disciples member gets 5 years in prison for fentanyl trafficking
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2022-07-07T19:20:05.000Z
2022-07-07T19:20:05.000Z
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<p>A member of the Gangster Disciples street gang was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston on drug distribution charges involving fentanyl. 44-year-old Manuel Roderick got five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.</p>
<p>This case stemmed from a larger investigation into members and drug suppliers of the Gangster Disciples street gang operating in the greater Lawrence area, allegedly led by Justin Suriel.</p>
<p>In March 2021, Roderick was observed visiting Suriel’s residence for what appeared to be a drug transaction. During a subsequent traffic stop, law enforcement seized 107 grams of powdered fentanyl in a large plastic bag from Roderick’s vehicle. According to court documents, during the traffic stop, Roderick admitted to law enforcement that he bought narcotics from Suriel and was a <a href="https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/street-gangs" target="_blank">Gangster Disciples gang</a> member.</p>
<p>Suriel was arrested in November 2021. He has pleaded not guilty and is pending trial.</p>
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<p>“In communities across our Commonwealth and the country, drug traffickers use local dealers to peddle their poison on the vulnerable,” said United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. “Addressing and ending the opioid crisis is a huge priority of my administration. And we are targeting fentanyl dealers. That particular opioid is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and up to 100 times stronger than morphine. Today’s sentence should make clear that we will seek significant sentences and subsequent oversight for these types of crimes.”</p>
<p>“Manuel Roderick will now spend the next five years behind bars after we caught him red-handed trafficking fentanyl, having traveled down from Maine to buy it at a reduced price. He and his fellow gang members have flooded our neighborhoods with deadly drugs, furthering the scourge of opioids in our communities,” said Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division. “Our North Shore Gang Task Force will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to get drug dealers like him, and the gangs they belong to, off our streets for good.”</p>
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Leader of multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy pleads guilty to drug, gun, and money laundering charges
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2022-06-20T15:21:54.000Z
2022-06-20T15:21:54.000Z
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<p>The Arlington, Washington based leader of a prolific and violent drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty last week to federal drug trafficking, firearms possession, and money laundering charges. 36-year-old Cesar Valdez-Sanudo was done in by incriminating communications caught on wiretap and guns and kilos of various narcotics found on his property.</p>
<p>The drug ring was busted in December 2020, following a lengthy wire-tap investigation. As authorities intercepted communications they quickly decoded the code words the gang used. One “water” meant 1 pound of meth. Ten “pieces” or “chocolates” meant 10 ounces of heroin.</p>
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<p>Law enforcement seized large amounts of drugs during the investigation including a 49-pound load of methamphetamine that was coming to Washington State from California. All told, they seized approximately 93 pounds of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 suspected fentanyl pills, 24 firearms, approximately $525,000, and a bank account valued at $100,000.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Guns and a homemade silencer</strong></span></p>
<p>Valdez-Sanudo was the leader of the ring. He is a Mexican national with a permanent U.S. resident card, who lived in a fifth-wheel trailer on a 10-acre property in a wooded area near Arlington.</p>
<p>In messages to his underlings, he discussed violence against members of the ring suspected of stealing drug loads. When he was arrested at the Snoqualmie Casino, he had three firearms in his vehicle, one with a homemade silencer. Was he going to use them? Well, Valdez-Sanudo had told others he planned to confront a member of the ring who owed a debt for drugs.</p>
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<p>When law enforcement searched Valdez-Sanudo’s Arlington property, they seized more than 27 kilos of meth, nearly 6 kilos of heroin, and nearly 2 kilos of fentanyl pills, much of it buried underground. On the property, there were 8 firearms. They also seized cash, checks, and the contents of bank accounts as proceeds of the drug crime.</p>
<p>Valdez-Sanudo schemed to launder funds through casinos and through the purchase of property and vehicles. Conspirators sought to avoid banking transaction reporting requirements by making deposits in amounts below the $10,000 threshold.</p>
<p>Valdez-Sanudo faces a mandatory minimum ten years in prison and up to life in prison when sentenced on October 4, 2022.</p>
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