FILE: A table with handcuffs on it.(Getty Image/Bernd W. Stneck/picture alliance)
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13 alleged drug traffickers were arrested and federally charged in Operation Put it in Reverse.
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Investigators seized meth, cocaine, fentanyl, cash and guns.
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If convicted, the traffickers face up to 20 years in prison.
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13 alleged drug traffickers were arrested and federally charged in Operation Put it in Reverse.
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Investigators seized meth, cocaine, fentanyl, cash and guns.
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If convicted, the traffickers face up to 20 years in prison.
DEA-led Operation Put It In Reverse resulted in federal charges against 13 suspected drug traffickers in the Texas Panhandle.
Approximately 70 kg of methamphetamine, four kg of cocaine, two kg of fentanyl, $70,000 in assets, and eight guns were recovered by law enforcement during the course of the investigation.
Potter, Randall, and Hall Counties were the locations of these arrests.
Operation Put It In Reverse
alleged traffickers in drugs:
Last Monday, the accused were taken into custody. They may spend 20 years to life in federal prison if found guilty.
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Juan Gabriel Castro, aka “Big Boy,” is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
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Luis Gilberto Garcia, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
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Terry Deon Noble, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, distribution of methamphetamine.
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David Dewayne Keelin, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
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Charlotte Ann Villanueva, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Kody Ryan Patterson, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Melissa Lynn Nelson, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Joshua James Tarver, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of methamphetamine.
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Danny James Wise, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Christopher Steven Conley, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Reba Lynn McLaughlin, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Mario Socorro Martinez, is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
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Alfredo Olivares Jimenez, aka “Freddie,” is charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
What they’re saying:
DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chvez stated, “These arrests show the continued resolve of DEA Amarillo Resident Office to investigate this organization to the fullest extent possible.” “Local street dealers, transporters, bulk suppliers, and anyone in between should know DEA is committed to holding everyone in this organization, and others like it, accountable for selling deadly drugs to our communities.”
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas provided the information used in this article.
