Accused drug-trafficking crew hears federal charges in Lubbock
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Accused members of a large cocaine ring his first appearance in the Federal Court Friday. The 12 men and one woman were handcuffed single file in the courtroom and is part of the charges against them as packed the courtroom of family and friends observed. They were charged, operated a wholesale trade of cocaine in the organization of Lubbock area since 2002, after federal charges. They were arrested this week at various locations in Lubbock and Lynn counties of the multi-agency drug bust according to a survey of 10 organizations, including police and the Lubbock Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office. A man was arrested Saturday night in El Paso. The judicial authorities seized nearly two kilograms of cocaine, drug trafficking paraphernalia, firearms, money, finance and vehicles while the other bust, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The following were adopted by the conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine: Christopher Paul Rangel, 29; Maldonado Gary Briones, 30, Paul Anthony Rios, 31; Cavarrubio Jimmy, 24; Jr David Pena., 24; Joe Robert Estrada, 26; Joe Nathan Lemon, 26; Leonard Garcia, 28 The following were adopted by the conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine or other material and include: Jose Luis Flores-Villa, 42; Sarah Sosa, 30, Peter Anthony Martinez, 34; David Anthony Deleon, 29; John Patrick Morales II, 25 All 13 defendants remain in detention until the inquiry procedure arrest hearings be held in the coming weeks. Rangel and Rio gave their approval to the Anklageverlesung hearings on Friday and the two accused have pleaded not guilty to charges. A suspected member of the cocaine-Ring remains a refugee. The authorities were still looking for Juan Carrizales, 29, it was replaced by a Grand Jury of the Confederation to the cost of distributing and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute or more than 500 grams of cocaine and as other costs. The agencies involved in the investigation: Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, detonators, the US Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Lubbock Police Department, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, The Police Department and Tahoka Lynn County Sheriff’s Office. |