Four from Grand Prairie Arrested in Federal Drug Case
Agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday arrested several suspects in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to break up a major cocaine and heroin trafficking organization. Four of the suspects were from Grand Prairie.
According to the federal criminal complaints that were for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, and conspiring to commit money laundering, some or all of the defendants were involved in running large scale drug trafficking organizations by transporting the drugs from Mexico into the metroplex, and throughout North Texas and elsewhere, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Nashville.
U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks said, “As a direct result of yesterday’s [Tuesday’s] major enforcement action, the supply network for cocaine and heroin in the DFW metroplex and elsewhere has been severely disrupted.”
Individuals from Grand Prairie charged in the complaints include:
Cristian Ocana, aka “Cri Cri” and “Chilango,”36A federal criminal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offenses charged, and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. A defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. The maximum statutory penalty, however, for each of the drug offenses is not less than five or more than 40 years in prison. The maximum statutory sentence for conspiracy to commit money laundering is 20 years in prison. All carry substantial fines. The U.S. Attorney’s office has 30 days to present the matters to a grand jury for indictment.
Jasinto Ramirez, 34
Miguel Angel Gonzalez, 39
Oscar Morales Ramirez, 31
