Huge Cocaine Bust – You’ll Never Guess Who was Selling These Drugs to Our Kids

Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
May 4, 2016

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The investigation into a large-scale, Hudson County-based drug organization culminated in the seizure of seven kilos of cocaine and $180,000, as well as the arrest of 13 people across several states and Puerto Rico.

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced today that the probe concluded with the execution of search warrants in Hudson County, Puerto Rico, Mississippi and Florida on April 25.

The warrants were executed by various agencies, including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and several local, state and federal law enforcement entities, said Gene Rubino, acting chief of investigations for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation started in January after law enforcement received information suggesting Carlos Rios, 25, of Union City, headed a local organization that was acquiring kilos of cocaine shipped to the New York/New Jersey area by Victor Noble-Canales, 54, of Puerto Rico, via the U.S. Postal Service, Rubino said.

Rios then allegedly used associates, including Ricky Cedeno, 24, and Michael Carrasco, 25, both of Union City, and Xavier Pena, 28, of the Bronx, to obtain the packages when they arrived on the U.S. mainland, Rubino said.

Also identified as part of the organization were Yemile Ortiz, 24, of Union City, and Josephine Pacheco, 27, of Florida, who are believed to have participated in laundering proceeds derived from the distribution of the cocaine, Rubino said.

Noble-Canales was arrested in Puerto Rico on April 16 by members of the Caribbean Division of the DEA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. A 9mm handgun, a large sum of U.S. currency, and a large quantity of cocaine and marijuana were also seized, Rubino said.

Rios, Noble-Canales and Johnny Olmedo, 58, of Brooklyn, are charged with leading a narcotics trafficking organization, conspiracy to distribute cocaine in a quantity greater than 5 ounces, conspiracy to commit financial facilitation and financial facilitation, Rubino said.