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A Mexican national, David Fernando Vasquez Bejarano, aka Acelerado, 49, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a massive cocaine trafficking operation that brought kilogram quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and fentanyl across the southern border into the United States. The operation, which also involved the repatriation of narcotics proceeds back into Mexico, was dismantled following an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division. Large quantities of the narcotics were imported into the greater Washington, D.C., area by co-conspirators, including by truck and U.S. mail.
Vasquez Bejarano’s narcotics trafficking generated enormous proceeds, with over $6 million paid to him during a six-month period. In total, Vasquez Bejarano and his co-conspirators trafficked over 450 kilograms of cocaine and other narcotics. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristin S. Starr and Edgardo J. Rodriguez.
The investigation was part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative, a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.
The HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The task force utilizes historic interagency collaboration to direct the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Drug Trafficking
- Defendant: Virginia
- Location: VA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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