Ringleader of a major drug trafficking network arrested in Oregon, feds say
Officials say it took a coordinated takedown by more than 400 federal, state, and local agencies in Salem [Oregon], California and Arizona … prosecutors said Eduardo Mendoza, who went by the nickname of Casper, was arrested in Salem on Wednesday [6/5/2024].
Across the U.S.-Mexico border region of Southern California known as the Imperial Valley… the group is part of a fentanyl and methamphetamine ring based east of San Diego where Mendoza lived. According to a press release from the Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, crimes charged in the indictments include drug trafficking, money laundering, and gun-related offenses. Court documents indicated the defendants were operating throughout the Imperial Valley, in Brawley, El Centro, Westmoreland, Imperial, Calexico, Niland, Holtville, Calipatria, and in Mexicali, Mexico.
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Ringleader of a major drug trafficking network arrested in Oregon, feds say
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