PITTSBURGH – Six former residents of Mexico have been
indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of conspiring to
possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of
cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
The one-count Superseding Indictment, returned on March 10,
named Amado Alonzo Zazueta Garcia, Juan Jose Quintero Felix, Luis Antonio
Alvarado Llanes, Sergio Geovany Alvarado Felix, and Jose Molina Perez, each of
whom is originally from Sinaloa, Mexico; and Aracelis Martinez Nunez, formerly
of Sonora, Mexico, as the defendants.
According to the Superseding Indictment, from in and around
September 2019, to in and around November 2019, in the Western District of
Pennsylvania, and elsewhere, the defendants conspired with one another, and
with persons both known and unknown to the grand jury, to possess with intent
to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled
substance.
The defendants were originally charged by complaint
following their arrest on November 20, 2019. All of the defendants are detained
pending trial.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence for each
defendant of not less than 10 years in prison and not more than life
imprisonment, a fine not to exceed $10,000,000, or both. Under the Federal
Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentences imposed would be based upon the
seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the
defendants.
Assistant United States Attorney Jerome A. Moschetta is
prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pennsylvania State
Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Unit, Drug Enforcement Administration,
and the Phoenix (Arizona) Police Department conducted the investigation leading
to the Superseding Indictment in this case.
A superseding indictment is an accusation. A defendant is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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