Five individuals in the Rio Grande Valley have been charged in reference to a cocaine trafficking ring, in response to federal authorities.
The U.S Attorney’s Office stated Orlando Candelario Almanza, 49, and Jose Felipe Lozano, 58, of Edinburg; Fidencio Salinas Jr., 51, and Javier Enrique Mendoza, 48, of Pharr; and Enrique Bernardo Gamez, 45, of Hidalgo, had been charged with conspiracy to own with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
Almanza, Salinas, Mendoza and Lozano have lately made their preliminary court docket appearances earlier than a U.S. Justice of the Peace decide. Gamez was in custody on a earlier cost and can quickly make his first court docket look, a news release states.
If convicted, they every resist life in jail and a potential $10 million fantastic.
The launch provides that the 5 suspects transported cocaine by UPS from March 24 by Oct. 3.
Salinas and Almanza had been employed at UPS and knowingly transported the medication, the discharge states.
Authorities stated Mendoza offered the packages of cocaine, Lozano gave pretend labels for the packages, and Gamez saved the cocaine earlier than transport.
During the investigation, authorities discovered about 60 kilograms of cocaine was trafficked by the suspects.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Hidalgo County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and FBI investigated the case.
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