

The indictment alleges that beginning in the year 2010, the defendants conspired to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, also known as “crack,” heroin, cocaine, and marihuana within 1,000 feet of a real property comprising housing facilities owned by a public housing authority in the municipalities of Bayamón, Toa Baja, Cataño, Naranjito, Comerío, and Corozal.

The defendants are charged in a nine-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, use of firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence, including, murder, drive-by shooting, and other related offenses.

SAN JUAN, PR – A federal grand jury has indicted 104 individuals as a result of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) Bayamón Strike Force, the United States Marshals Service, and the San Juan Municipal Police, announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez.
