August Ranalli, Latin Kings Drug Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2013

Eight men from York City, Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang, were charged with drug trafficking in a superseding indictment unsealed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

The indictment charges August Ranalli, 31, Marcus Garcia, 26, David Ramsey, 31, Antonio Navaro-Garcia, 21, Brandon Jones, 24, Michael Enriquez, 28, Daniel Pacheco-Morales, 41, and Carlos Martinez-Villalongo, 36, with participating in a larger drug trafficking conspiracy.

According to the indictment, the defendants were involved in the sale of heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in York City. The investigation, which was a two-year effort by the Pennsylvania State Police and the York County Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, resulted in the arrest of dozens of individuals in a sweep that began on February 6, 2013.

The indictment was originally returned on December 12, 2012, but the superseding indictment, which was returned on April 17, 2013, expanded the time period of the drug trafficking activities and included charges of heroin and cocaine distribution.

Prosecution of the case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Michael A. Consiglio and Special Assistant United States Attorney David Sunday from the York County District Attorney’s Office.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations, and all persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilty is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The maximum penalty under the federal statute is life imprisonment for the defendants and a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine. Each defendant also faces a mandatory minimum period of incarceration of ten years.

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