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A multi-agency, yearlong investigation targeting the Sinaloa cartel's alleged drug trafficking network in the Inland Empire has netted multiple arrests and an estimated $16 million in illicit drugs, the Riverside Police Department announced.
The DEA announced the seizure of 10 million lethal doses of fentanyl from a Sinaloa Cartel cell on Wednesday. Among those already arrested was a Riverside County Sheriff's Correctional Deputy.
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Operation Hotline Bling
Dubbed "Operation Hotline Bling," the investigation began in March 2023. It was initiated by the DEA Riverside District Office and the Riverside Police Department with assistance from the USPS. A total of 376 pounds of methamphetamine, 37.4 pounds of fentanyl, 600,000 fentanyl tablets, 1.4 kilograms of cocaine, and 7 firearms were recovered during the operation, according to Riverside police.3 federal indictments charging 6 people were handed down, and 16 state arrest warrants were issued. 15 people have been arrested so far, police said.
The DEA named three of the men federally charged during Operation Hotline Bling:
- Edwin Michael Alva, 31, of San Jacinto, CA
- Christopher Antonio Arreola-Alvarado, 25, of Perris, CA
- Jose Javier Raya Cortez, 21, of Perris, CA
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Some of the arrested suspects were identified as:
- Cesar Noe Raya Cortez, 23
- Julio Cesar Maganafranco Jr., 23
- David Crosthwaite, 24
- Carlos Ninoarias, 25
- Cristopher Antonio Arreola Alvarado, 25
- Alexis Raeleen Trevino, 26
- Andrew Aguilar, 27
- Michael Edwin Alva, 31
- Rolando Claros, 31
- Mario Daniel Miranda Duarte, 33
- Herman Leon, 34
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"Those who traffic in dangerous narcotics must be held accountable," said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. In a released statement about "Operation Hotline Bling," Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez said his agency's collaboration with the DEA was about more than enforcement.
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"We will continue leveraging every available resource to disrupt drug distribution trying to make its way into our Riverside neighborhoods ... so that the city "remains a safe and thriving place for people to live, work, and raise families," he said.
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Sheriff's Deputy Trafficker
Former Riverside County Sheriff's Correctional Deputy Jorge Alberto Oceguera-Rocha, 25, of Banning, was also arrested as part of the investigation. In September 2023, he was allegedly caught carrying more than 100 pounds of fentanyl on the 10 freeway near Calimesa, California."After a K9 alerted to the presence of narcotics within the vehicle, a search was conducted," sheriff's Capt. Rob Roggeveen said. "Located in the vehicle was (104) pounds of packaged fentanyl pills -- M30s. Also located in the vehicle was a loaded handgun."
According to a Riverside police statement, "the DEA and Riverside police provided investigative leads to the sheriff's department, ultimately assisting in the arrest of the deputy." That arrest came after the US Attorney initially declined to file charges, resulting in his arrest by his own department.
Likely, the federal investigation was still ongoing, as the specific Mexican cartel the drugs were being transported for wasn't named until now.
His next court appearance is Monday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
His next court appearance is Monday at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
Are those fent bricks with the 1000 stamp?
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DeleteSi. Eso es fentanil. @11:36
DeleteThose are bricks of coke, probably cut them open from the top and vacuum sealed them. You can see the red tape on the sides.
DeleteBut the article says they only seized 1.4 kilos the whole operation?
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Delete9:45 didn't bother to read the article.🤨
I read it, but that not Fentanyl not sure what to tell you 🤷
DeleteI gotta a free with 9:45, that’s Pura Caspita Del Diablo. The way it’s ridged and the shine give it away. But im not sure why the seized amounts and that picture don’t Match.
Delete3:56 that’s 100% fentanyl it even has the 1000 stamp on it.
Delete8:28 escama de pescado/fish scale but if we're to believe some "don't knows" of BB that quality doesn't exist anymore.
DeleteThe ridges and the slight shine, and the shape, yeah they look like kinda squares to me. But some of that is the angle or the lighting. Fent is flat, no? But, they article and the amounts threw me off.
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Delete1000 stamp doesn't mean Fentanyl.
1000 stamp means 1000 grams = 1 Kilo of whatever drug it is.
2:23 Yes 1000grams is a kilo but I think it's the "brand" of whoever sent or ordered those bricks from his source of supply. In the 90's a popular "brand" had a 👑 stamp, another was the green tractor brand, the 🦂, Ferrari etcetera.
Delete2:23 fentanyl comes with a stamp of the strength… 500, 700 or 1000 these are 1000s. Or on one side will have the stamp and the other side the 1000 stamp. Almost all of them have this.
DeleteSometimes fent comes in number 500 750 1000 and 10k it’s mostly apple 1000
DeleteCara de 🐌
ReplyDelete...Jorge Alberto Oceguera Rocha, 25, of Banning waived his preliminary hearing today, advancing his case on the docket without the prosecution having to present any evidence...
ReplyDeletehttps://kesq.com/news/crime/2024/02/13/case-against-riverside-county-sheriffs-deputy-accused-of-transporting-fentanyl-pills-advances/
So he pleads guilty?
Yes. My Darlin saves court time
DeleteHe didn't plead guilty. The preliminary hearing would only be if there wasn't a previous indictment he was charged with before being arrested. For a judge to determine if there is enough to go to trial, he waived them needing to do that.
DeleteBut but I thought this couldn't happen in the US because gun advocates wouldn't allow.
ReplyDeleteYou again same wording I think your a bot.
DeleteBut but I thought people won’t do things if they are illegal
DeleteMake an example of this dirty cop, give him a lot of time in jail.
ReplyDeleteMaybe one day they’ll investigate the San Bernardino and Orange County cops that are robbing drug dealers all over LA
ReplyDeleteLol you crack me up.😂🤣
DeleteYour are confusing with Mexican cops, they work in conjunction with the Cartels
@3:57pm Not farfetched. In the book Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Street, an Indian-American sociologist followed gangs in Chicago.
DeleteThey didn't warn him about rival gangs - they warned him about Chicago cops. The cops were involved in all kinds of dirty shit and were dangerous as hell. The cops would grab the flyers that black rappers and ghetto stars handed out announcing street parties. The cops would rotate whose turn it was to burst ski-masked into the party and rob everyone of jewelry, cash and dope.
Old news, cops in the US have been doing that for decades.
Delete@10:38 pm. You are correct. I did not mean to imply that dirty cops was anything new. Back in the 80's an NYC cop crew was busted for robbing Dominican drug dealers. They would get their girlfriends to call 911 as an excuse to raid the apartment.
DeleteIn the 70's, another NYC cop unit specialized in robbing Colombian drug crews. The film Prince Of the City was about this unit SIU. It was disbanded.
4:14 I know 6 different occasions in Los Angeles, mostly downtown, that people have been robbed by cops from Orange County and San Bernardino. They’re real cops, they are raiding spots taking all the shit and leaving without arresting anyone. Unless there’s a bigger picture they’re prolly gonna be on the news soon.
DeleteEl Monte PD was doing that the officers name was Santos and his compadre was a now dead bajador Epifanio Mercado who was murdered in Long Beach years ago! Santos the El Monte cop would give eppie the stash house intel before cops raid and eppie would hit it and jack them!
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ReplyDeleteGlad to see there is no sugarcoating a criminal. In my town when a cop is charged with a crime he has already been suspended from the job and hence the title of ex policeman is shown in the news to clarify he doesn't work for them anymore
ReplyDeleteThey never clarify he or she was working with a local police department however at the time of his or her arrest or indictment.
THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. This will be the norm in 50years. Scary stuff🐦
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