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MEDFORD, Ore. — A major blow was dealt to the methamphetamine trade in southern Oregon when five individuals were charged with conspiracy to distribute the deadly drug, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
The suspects, all from the Klamath Falls area, were arrested on October 9, 2019, after a coordinated law enforcement operation involving federal, state, and local agencies.
Rogelio Gomez-Arias, 23, Irving Beas Ceballos, 34, Alexis Chavez-Franco, 22, and Domingo Matias-Hernandez, 36, are each charged by indictment with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine between May and October 2018.
Ceballos is also charged with possessing methamphetamine and heroin with the intent to distribute, while Gomez-Arias, Chavez-Franco, and Matias-Hernandez are charged with distributing methamphetamine.
Juan Rodriguez-Ramirez, 62, is charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The defendants, all residents of Klamath Falls and Dorris, California, were arrested after investigators seized more than 37 pounds of methamphetamine, 440 grams of heroin, 14 firearms, and nearly $50,000 in cash.
All five defendants made their first appearances in federal court on this date before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke and were detained pending further proceedings.
An indictment and criminal complaint are only accusations of a crime, and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET), and the Siskiyou Unified Major Investigation Team (SUMIT).
It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
This case was brought as part of the Justice Department’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program, which was established in 1982 to mount a comprehensive attack on drug trafficking by disrupting and dismantling major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.
Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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