That indictment was unsealed and made public today upon the arrests and initial court appearances of several defendants. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Prod. (read more). The full release from the United States Attorney regarding 21 defendants, including one man from Trenton, Mo., who were indicted in a $1.4 million drug-trafficking conspiracy. Thirty-one defendants in Kansas City and Independence, Mo., and elsewhere, were charged in a 27-count indictment that was returned March 13 by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. You have permission to edit this article. Content © 2011. For media inquiries about ICE activities, operations, or policies, contact the ICE Office of Public Affairs at (202) 732-4242. On Nov. 15 and 16, 2012, the five co-defendants allegedly met and agreed to rob the residents of an Independence home of a large quantity of methamphetamine and cash. 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A copy of the full indictment … We are working alongside our law enforcement partners to stop meth trafficking in our community.”, “This indictment is the culmination of over two years of hard work,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Michael P. Gleysteen. According to the indictment, that money judgment is based on the distribution of 15 kilograms or more of methamphetamine with an estimated street price of $2,000 per ounce. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence. Low 33F. Winds light and variable. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Marquez, Western District of Missouri, is prosecuting the case. Press Release. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes, IV. — Thirty-one defendants were indicted Tuesday for their roles in a $1 million drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as cocaine and marijuana. A clear sky. The federal indictment also contains a forfeiture allegation, which would require the defendants to forfeit to the government any property or proceeds obtained from the drug-trafficking conspiracies, or that were used to commit the alleged violations, including a money judgment of $1,408,000, three residential properties in Kansas City, Kan., a 2004 Ford Expedition and a 2007 Chrysler 300C. A cold and calm night ahead, with mostly sunny and breezy conditions on Thursday! ICE executes its mission through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes, and focuses on smart immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and trade. Merced County … All federal defendants charged with a felony have the right to an indictment. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence. 21 DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR $1.4 MILLION DRUG-TRAFFICKING, FIREARMS CONSPIRACIES. November 5, 2020. These charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the following agencies: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the Jackson County Drug Task Force; the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department; the Missouri State Highway Patrol; the Kansas State Highway Patrol; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Ortiz-Iribe, Perez-Perez and Perez-Hernandez are also charged with being illegal aliens unlawfully possessing firearms. Perez-Perez and Perez-Hernandez are also charged with illegally re-entering the United States after having been deported, which is a felony. McCulloch and Mendoza are charged together with two counts of aiding and abetting one another to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. Ten additional defendants are Mexican nationals whose addresses are unknown: Ignacio Salcedo-Baez, aka "Nacho," 32; Martin Tavizon-Nunez, aka "Guerro," 42; Fredy Almeida-Velazquez, aka "Cholito," 27; Arturo Aviles-Perez, aka "Charparrito," 22; Sergio Campos-Medina, aka "Checho," 31; Enrique Lara, 48; Esteban Acosta-Perez, aka "Cesar Palacios," 35; Bruno Tavizon-Nunez, 43; Gerardo Flores-Magallon, 46; and Jose Guadalupe Delgado-Delval, aka "Leonardo" and "Lupe," 49. The federal indictment alleges that Finley, Soto, Cervantes, Zambrano and Phillips participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Mauricio Ramos-Hernandez, 36, a Mexican national, and his wife, Christina Ramos, 31, both of Kansas City, Kan., Cesar Bejarano-Mendoza, 50, Antonio Conde De La Fuente, 20, Jose “Leonel” Conde De La Fuente, age unknown, Leonel Hernandez, 32, and Jose Luis Morales, 29, all of whom are Mexican nationals residing in Kansas City, Kan., Jorge Arellano, 40, James Cartwright, 44, Kirk Magenheimer, 32, Roger Mahan, Jr., 31, and Floyd Martin, 32, all of Kansas City, Kan., Adolfo Mendoza, 30, and Enrique Roman-Marcado, 34, both of whom are Mexican nationals residing in Kansas City, Mo., Jose Morfin, 32, and Jeffrey Steenrod, 45, both of Kansas City, Mo., Rodney Bethards, 49, of Laredo, Mo., Clinton K. Sibbit, 42, of Trenton, Mo., and Ramiro Marrufo-Escarcega, 23, and Mariano Ramirez,23, both of whom are Mexican nationals with unknown addresses, were charged in a 16-count indictment that was returned under seal on Monday, May 23, 2011.