Alvaro Orosco, Participating in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy, Ohio 2022

A California man has been convicted of participating in a massive drug trafficking conspiracy that sought to distribute over 22 pounds of cocaine and heroin in the Canton area of Ohio.

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 against Defendant Alvaro Orosco, 36, of Visalia, California. Orosco was convicted of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that sought to distribute more than ten kilograms, or 22 pounds, of cocaine and heroin in the Canton area.

Orosco was one of 15 defendants charged in a conspiracy to bring large amounts of cocaine and heroin from Mexico and California to the Canton area between August 2016 and April 2019. According to court documents, in April of 2019, Orosco traveled from California to Cleveland, Ohio, to retrieve ten kilograms of cocaine hidden in a compartment of a vehicle shipped from California to Massillon, Ohio.

Law enforcement officers with the Illinois State Police intercepted the vehicle and turned the drugs over to the FBI, who replaced the drugs with a fake substance and arrested Orosco when he opened the hidden compartment.

Orosco is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2022.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Canton Police, Illinois State Police, MEDWAY Drug Enforcement Agency, and Massillon Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter E. Daly.

Orosco faces significant time behind bars for his role in the massive drug trafficking conspiracy. The exact sentence will be determined at his upcoming sentencing hearing.

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