Press Release
Federal Grand Jury Indicts 24 Defendants on Drug Trafficking Charges
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Colorado
DENVER -- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces the indictment of twenty-four defendants in an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy. Specifically, a federal grand jury in Denver returned a superseding indictment charging the following individuals:
- Cesar Octavio Vega Chacon, age 45, of Mexico
- Jose Ezequiel Alvarado-Villarreal, age 23, of Mexico
- Abymelec Alvarez-Miranda, age 24, of Mexico
- Manuel Campos, age 37, of Mexico
- Susana Elizabeth Carreno-Hernandez, age 42, of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Alberto Cervantes-Salazar, age 36, of Aurora, Colorado
- Luis Daniel Feliciano Dejesus, age 37, of Denver, Colorado
- Uriel Flores, age 31, of Denver, Colorado
- Jose Antonio Sanchez-Olmedo, age 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada
- Victor Edel Sandoval-Portela, age 26, of Mexico
- Leonel Villarreal-Olivas, of Mexico
- Juan Demetrio Villapando, Jr., age 36, of Mexico
- Jose Misael Alcaraz Cortez, age 32, of San Bernardino, California
- Xiomara Faith Fabres, age 41, of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Erasmo Franco-Gutierrez, age 27, location unknown
- Yulissa Aleli Castaneda Medrano, age 25, of Mexico
- Christian Mercado, age 31, location unknown
- Jose Abel Otero-Correa, age 23, of Aurora, Colorado
- Ian Michael Payne, Jr., age 36, of Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Stephanie Saavedra, age 36, of Littleton, Colorado, and
- Juan Antonio Serrano-Lopez, age 34, of Denver, Colorado
- Juan Demetrio Villalpando Dominguez, age 63, of West Covina, California
The charges in the indictment are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Updated May 19, 2023
Topics
Opioids
Drug Trafficking
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