110 Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in the Municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico

U.S. NewswireJuly 16, 2010

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 14, 2010, a federal grand jury indicted 110 individuals as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau (ATF) and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) - Bayamon Strike Force, announced today U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez. The defendants are charged in a two-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute narcotics and controlled substances. Count two charges 20 defendants with using and carrying firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

The drug trafficking organization is one to the most violent gangs in the Bayamon area. Jose Colon De Jesus, aka "Marcian," was the leader of the conspiracy, which had drug points in Virgilio Davila, Las Gardenias, Brisas de Bayamon and Falin Torrech Public Housing Projects, and other areas in Bayamon. He was arrested on April 30, 2010, for the charges mentioned above by DEA agents.

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110 Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in the Municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico

The defendants are charged with participating in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances for significant financial gain and ...

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