![]() Roberto Rodríguez-Medero, a/k/a “Boina/Boinita/R/Rob/Reien/Roller/R Boina” Héctor Kenneth Ramos-Vega, a/k/a “Kene/K Trump/Kene Tiro” Jasser Vega-Damiani, a/k/a “Piraña/Jasser Praña/Yaz/Yaziel/Bulty/Bulto/Y” ![]() Onix Javier De León, a/k/a “Tarzán/Chita Tarzán/Tar” Jesús Alberto Montañez-Serrano, a/k/a “Vecino/Vecino Patrón” Joseph Miguel Sánchez-Figueroa, a/k/a “Cocho/Cochito/Pochito/J Montana” Juan Cancio Rivera-Ballester, a/k/a “Pantro/Pacro/Pantron/Pantro Juan”Ĭarlos Roberto Correa-Agosto, a/k/a “Carlos Best/Best” Johan Javier Rosales-Medero, a/k/a “Johancito/Alcalde/J/Johansity”Įdgar Betancourt-Ortiz, a/k/a “Galdi/Gar/Gardiologo/Galdy/G/Triple G/G2” Milton Caliel Rodríguez-Medero, a/k/a “Cali/Árabe/Calibre/Gavilán/Calin/K/Cali P” Eight (8) defendants are facing one charge of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Members of the gang modified firearms to convert them into automatic weapons (machineguns). The members of the gang used force, violence, and intimidation to maintain control of the areas in which they operated. The defendants acted in different roles in order to further the goals of their organization, to wit: leaders/suppliers, enforcers, runners, sellers, lookouts, and facilitators. At times, they placed locks on the access door of the building where the drug point was operating and only members of the gang had the keys to that lock, exercising control of the entrance and exit of the building.Īs part of the conspiracy, the defendants operated a place where drug addicts could consume the controlled substances bought at the drug points, while out of sight from law enforcement, which they called “El Shooting”. Some members of the drug trafficking organization called themselves “PV” or “PV Familia.” During the investigation, members of the conspiracy moved the location of the drug points to avoid detection from law enforcement. The object of the conspiracy was to operate a drug-trafficking organization to distribute controlled substances in the Jardines de Country Club Public Housing Project in the municipality of San Juan for significant financial profit. The indictment alleges that, from 2021 to the date of the return of the indictment, the drug trafficking organization distributed heroin, cocaine base (commonly known as “crack”), cocaine, marihuana, Oxycodone (Percocet), and Alprazolam (Xanax), within 1,000 feet of the Jardines de Country Club Public Housing Project and the Polvorín Ward. “This series of arrests represents ATF’s collaborative efforts to build, foster, and maintain relationships with our external partners in the continuing fight against those who seek to endanger the innocent with the plague of violent gun crimes,” said Christopher Robinson, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF, Miami Field Office.” “I commend the hard work of the agents and prosecutors who have worked tirelessly on this investigation to make our community safer.” Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. “These arrests represent yet another example of the excellent collaboration between our state, local, and federal partners to take violent individuals off the streets,” said W. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Rico Police Bureau (PRPB), San Juan Strike Force were in charge of the investigation of the case, with the collaboration of the Puerto Rico Department of Treasury (Hacienda), the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the San Juan Municipal Police. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On August 3, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 37 violent gang members from the municipality of San Juan with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession and distribution of controlled substances, and firearms violations, announced W. ![]()
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