Arrestan a 5 hispanos, 2 de ellos residentes de Memphis, que estaban relacionados con el Cártel de Sinaloa

Five Hispanics arrested, two of them Memphis residents, for links to the Sinaloa Cartel.

A los hombres les consiguieron distintos tipos de drogras y dinero (Photo:Telemundo)

The men, identified as Juan Palomino, 36, of Selmer, TN, Joaquin Elizalde, 44, of Selmer, TN, Javier Varela, 41, of Byhalia, MS, Luis Lizarraga, 36, of Memphis, TN and David Asua, 46, of Memphis, TN, were indicted for drug trafficking following a two-year investigation by the FBI, and several area law enforcement agencies.

According to court documents, the drug trafficking organization was linked to and collaborated with the Sinaloa cartel to enhance distribution efforts within McNairy County and Memphis, Tennessee.
The Sinaloa cartel, also known as Cártel de Sinaloa, is a transnational organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico, and was designated on February 20, 2025, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

Cártel de Sinaloa is one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine into the United States.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District said agents seized 10 kilograms of cocaine, over 16 pounds of methamphetamine, 30,000 fentanyl pills, approximately 40 pounds of marijuana, approximately $21,000 in cash, and a firearm.
On March 20, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging all five individuals with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine; four of the individuals with conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine; and three of the individuals with conspiracy to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana.

Two of the defendants were charged with multiple individual counts of distribution of cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl.

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