Iban Martinez-Enriquez, Multi-Drug Distribution, Kansas 2018

Great Bend residents Iban Martinez-Enriquez, 21, and Kennedy Christine Beakey, 19, were named in a 10-count federal indictment over a string of drug sales spanning September and October 2018 in Finney and Barton counties. Federal prosecutors allege the two operated a multi-drug distribution network, peddling cocaine, fentanyl, LSD, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana across central Kansas.

Martinez-Enriquez faces the harshest charges: two counts of distributing cocaine, one count each of distributing fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, and five additional counts of possession with intent to distribute LSD, meth, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. Beakey is charged with five counts of possession with intent to distribute the same substances. The indictment also seeks forfeiture of $21,915 in cash and a .22 caliber rifle tied to the operation.

If convicted on all counts, Martinez-Enriquez could face decades behind bars. Counts one through five and eight through ten carry penalties of up to 20 years in federal prison and fines up to $1 million. Counts six and seven — possession with intent to distribute LSD and meth — carry mandatory minimums of 10 years and fines as high as $10 million.

Law enforcement from the Finney County Sheriff’s Office, Barton County Sheriff’s Office, Great Bend Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan McCarty is handling the prosecution in U.S. District Court.

The case is one of several recent indictments targeting drug and firearm offenses across Kansas. Heath Wagoner, 35, of Wichita, faces up to 20 years for possession of meth with intent to distribute and firearm charges. Michael Buddenhagen, 53, and Sarah Venturella, 36, both of Wichita, are charged with meth distribution and firearm violations stemming from a January 2019 incident in Greenwood County.

Two separate immigration cases were also unsealed. Douglas Amaya-Merino, 35, a citizen of El Salvador, and Lorenzo Roque-Ortega, 29, a citizen of Mexico, were charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. after deportation. Both face up to two years in prison and fines up to $250,000. The Department of Homeland Security led both investigations, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Smith prosecuting all three Kansas drug cases and the immigration charges.

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