Miguel Arnulfo Valle Valle, Drug Trafficking, Virginia 2014

Two high-ranking members of a Honduran drug cartel, Miguel Arnulfo Valle Valle, 42, and his brother, Luis Alonso Valle Valle, 45, have been extradited to face federal charges in the Eastern District of Virginia.

According to court documents, the Valle brothers are responsible for leading one of the largest drug trafficking organizations in Honduras, known as the ‘VALLE DTO.’ They allegedly imported and distributed multi-ton quantities of cocaine into the United States, valued at millions of dollars.

The VALLE DTO is based in Copan, Honduras, and operates across the country, using violence and public corruption to further their objectives. Members of the organization transported cocaine from Honduras through Guatemala to Mexico and into the United States, using both large shipments and human couriers.

Drug proceeds were laundered from the United States and elsewhere to members of the VALLE DTO in Honduras through wire transfers, bulk cash payments, and deposits into Honduran banking institutions.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia has charged the Valle brothers with drug trafficking and money laundering crimes, for which they face a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted.

The case was investigated by the DEA, FBI, and Virginia State Police, in cooperation with the Honduran government. On August 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the VALLE DTO and the defendants individually, under the Kingpin Act as significant foreign narcotics traffickers.

The defendants are currently being held in federal custody, awaiting trial.

Mandatory Facts:

1. Defendant: Miguel Arnulfo Valle Valle and Luis Alonso Valle Valle

2. Exact Criminal Charges: Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

3. City and State: Alexandria, Virginia

4. Exact Date: June 19, 2014

5. Sentence: Maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted

6. Dollar Amounts: Millions of dollars

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