Operation “Kool Aid” Results in Charging 17 in Two Methamphetamine Distribution Rings
Charges Unsealed Today Following Service of Multiple Warrants
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 07, 2011 |
OKLAHOMA CITY—Today, a coordinated operation including approximately 100 city, county, and federal law enforcement officers executed multiple federal arrest and search warrants as part of Operation “Kool Aid,” resulting in charges against 17 defendants in two separate complaints alleging two conspiracies to possess and distribute methamphetamine.
This joint operation was announced by Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, Alysa Erichs, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), James Capra, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Jim Finch, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Bill Citty, Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Operation Kool Aid is a multi-agency task force investigation into a methamphetamine drug trafficking organization operating in the Oklahoma City area. As detailed in court records, the investigation included physical surveillance, arrests, seizures, and electronic surveillance, among other investigative techniques. The investigation culminated in the filing of two related, but separate, complaints that were unsealed this afternoon in federal court. For specific further information, reference is made to the federal criminal complaints. The defendants in each complaint are as follows:
First Complaint: The defendants listed below are each charged in the first complaint with conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
|
No. |
Name |
Age |
From |
|
1. |
FIDENCIO CASTILLO-DELGADO |
28 |
Mexico |
|
2. |
TOMAS COLORADO (a/k/a “Tomas LNU,” “Mario Gutierrez-Sosa,” “Mario Sosa, or “Tomas Perez-Colorado”) |
33 |
Mexico |
|
3. |
JOSE SALVADOR FLORES (a/k/a “Jaime Cruiz Rivera,” “Jaime Cruz,” “Jose Flores-Torres,” “Jose Salvador-Flores,” “Serafin Navarro-Magallon,” “Jose Flores,” or “Jose Salvador”) |
40 |
Mexico |
|
4. |
ANGEL MORALES-RENTERAL (a/k/a “Angel”) |
Unknown |
Mexico |
|
5. |
ELOY MARROQUIN-CHAVEZ (a/k/a “Eloy Chavez,” or “Eloy Marroquin”) |
Unknown |
Mexico |
|
6. |
ALVARO CASTILLO (a/k/a “Burra”) |
32 |
Mexico |
|
7. |
ROBERTO F. FRANCO |
Unknown |
Mexico |
|
8. |
TONIO Last Name Unknown |
Unknown |
Mexico |
If convicted, each defendant faces up to life in federal prison. The public is reminded that a criminal complaint contains merely accusations and that each of the defendants is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Second Complaint: The defendants listed below are each charged in the second complaint with conspiracy to possess and distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
|
No. |
Name |
Age |
From |
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1. |
RAFAEL QUINTERO-RIVAZ (a/k/a “Rafael Quintero” or “Guero”) |
38 |
Mexico |
|
2. |
VALENTE CAMPOS |
34 |
Mexico |
|
3. |
JESUS FIGUEROA-LABRADA (a/k/a “Chuy”) |
28 |
Mexico |
|
4. |
IRVING LECHUGA-GARCIA |
Unknown |
Mexico |
|
5. |
ELOY VILLA-CAZARES (a/k/a “Leonel Flores” or “El Grande”) |
32 |
Mexico |
|
6. |
JOSE ANGEL GONZALEZ-GANDARILA |
38 |
Mexico |
|
7. |
TOMAS OLIVAS |
Unknown |
Mexico |
|
8. |
First and Last name unknown (a/k/a “Fernando Martinez”) |
Unknown |
Mexico |
|
9. |
First and Last name unknown (a/k/a “Juan Hernandez”) |
Unknown |
Mexico |
If convicted, each defendant faces up to 40 years in federal prison. The public is reminded that a criminal complaint contains merely accusations and that each of the defendants is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
These cases are the result of a joint investigation including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, United States Marshals Service, the Oklahoma City Police Department, the United States Attorney’s Office and the DEA Task Force which consists of officers from Oklahoma City Police Department, Yukon Police Department, Edmond Police Department, Norman Police Department, Canadian County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office, and the District 21 (Cleveland County) Drug Task Force. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Petermann and Andre’ Caldwell.