Luis Muñoz Marín Smugglers Face Federal Charges

San Juan, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico has leveled a heavy blow against drug trafficking by returning three separate indictments charging 17 individuals with smuggling kilogram quantities of cocaine through the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. Two defendants are also facing money laundering charges.

The first indictment, returned on June 26, 2025, targets three individuals including Kristian Yadiel Falcón-López, Chazz David Carter-Justiniano, and Natalia Díaz-García, for conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine. The trio is also charged with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments derived from their drug trafficking activities.

The second indictment, also unsealed on June 26, charges Jonathan Ramírez-Colón, a.k.a. “Momia,” Ivelisse García-Osorio, Stephanie L. Suárez-Vélez, Francheska Muriel-Quintana, Estephanie Torres-Bosa, a.k.a. “Fany,” and Charitty M. Hernández-Reyes with conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine through the airport. The documents filed in the case claim that Ramírez-Colón was responsible for recruiting couriers and sending them with drug-filled suitcases to be transported to the continental United States.

The third indictment, which became public today, charges eight individuals including Sandy L. Guardiola-Bermúdez, a.k.a. “Guny/Mario,” Carlos Alberto Cruz-Bonilla, a.k.a. “Huesito,” Onix Negrón-Guerrido, Jomar Maldonado-Ríos, Tanyshkaliz Archilla-Rivera, a.k.a. “Tany,” Yarauni Nieves-Rivera, Yairaliz Arzuaga-Díaz, and Patricia Ayala-Otero with conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. The indictment alleges that these defendants were part of an organization that traveled from Puerto Rico to the United States for wholesale distribution.

U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow emphasized the gravity of the situation: “These drug trafficking organizations were using the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport as a gateway for smuggling large quantities of cocaine. Today, federal agencies have dismantled these organizations by arresting key figures.”

The prosecution of these cases is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan R. McCabe, María Cristina Semanaz-Ojeda, Antonio J. López-Rivera, and others from the Transnational Organized Crime Section.

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