Two illegal aliens were arrested and charged with conspiring with a cartel to distribute more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine in the Northern District of Oklahoma, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
Luis Alberto Hernandez-Garcia, 35, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and Hugo Alberto Hernandez-Mendez, 32, of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, were arrested on March 22, 2024, by the Tulsa Police Department and the U.S. Border Patrol.
The defendants were charged by complaint with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, which carries a sentence of not less than 10 years nor more than life imprisonment and a fine of up to $10 million.
According to the affidavit in support of the complaint, on March 22, 2024, the Tulsa Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and seized over 100 pounds of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of over $2.5 million.
The investigation revealed that the defendants were working with a Mexican cartel to distribute the methamphetamine in the Northern District of Oklahoma.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney, [Prosecutor’s Name], and is being investigated by the Tulsa Police Department and the U.S. Border Patrol.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma commends the Tulsa Police Department and the U.S. Border Patrol for their outstanding work in disrupting this significant methamphetamine trafficking operation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma is committed to disrupting and dismantling the infrastructure of organized crime in the Northern District of Oklahoma, and to holding accountable those who engage in this type of violent and destructive activity.
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- State: Alabama
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source â†â€â€ÂÂÂ
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