Alleged trafficking ringleader, 18 members indicted

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Alleged trafficking ringleader, 18 members indicted
By Tony Perry
Times Staff Writer

March 1, 2007

SAN DIEGO — Federal officials Wednesday announced the indictment of the alleged ringleader and 18 members of a drug trafficking organization accused of smuggling tons of cocaine into the U.S., in large part through the Imperial Valley.

Dubbed Operation Imperial Emperor, the two-year investigation by several agencies has resulted in more than 400 arrests nationwide, including 66 in California, U.S. Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales said at a news conference.

Indictments were unsealed in California, Illinois, Arizona and New York. The alleged ringleader, Victor Emilio Cazares-Gastellum, who is known to enjoy an opulent lifestyle in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, remains at large, officials said.

The Cazares-Gastellum ring developed in the last two years as a rival to the larger and better-known Arellano Felix drug organization, Gonzales said.

During arrests in San Diego and Imperial counties, more than $1.8 million in currency was seized, along with 1,230 pounds of cocaine, 73 pounds of methamphetamine and 1,954 pounds of marijuana, according to court documents.

The organization allegedly smuggled drugs into this country from Colombia and Venezuela through the Imperial Valley and along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Most of the drugs were smuggled in vehicles. Shipments were then taken to Los Angeles, San Diego and other cities.

tony.perry@latimes.com

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