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☷Thirteen Mexican Mafia Members or Associates Charged for Alleged Roles in Drug Smuggling Ring Inside the Los Angeles County Jail System and Violent Assault on Inmate
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( By Press Release office)
Mar 17,2024
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Thirteen members or associates of the Mexican Mafia prison gang are facing charges from the Los Angeles County District Attorney ' s Office for allegedly being involved in a narcotic smuggling operation and violent assault that happened in the Los Angeles County jail system . Two of the defendants were arrested on March 14 , and one was arrested on March 15 . Eight defendants were already in jail for other charges . The Los Angeles County Sheriff ' s Department and the FBI ' s San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force are currently searching for two individuals . The investigation started in February 2022 when authorities received reports of drugs being smuggled into the jail and a violent attack on an inmate . It is believed that the smuggling and assault were coordinated by high - ranking associates of the Mexican Mafia outside the jail , under the authority of a member in state prison . A Mexican Mafia facilitator is accused of giving orders to associates in the jail to attack someone who falsely claimed to be a member of the gang . Multiple associates allegedly carried out the attack , resulting in the victim being hospitalized . The investigation also revealed that a Mexican Mafia secretary and shotcallers within the jail were involved in moving drugs within the facility for sale to other inmates . In another incident , a shotcaller reported that drugs belonging to a Mexican Mafia member had been smuggled into the jail by an inmate . Deputies seized over 30 grams of heroin when they identified the inmate in possession of the drugs . A search warrant at the facilitator ' s residence led to the seizure of approximately 10 ounces of methamphetamine , a firearm , Mexican Mafia communications , and around $16 , 000 in cash labeled with the names of shotcallers within the jail . The two people charged in this case were arrested on March 14 at their home: Estela Guerrero , 50 , from Long Beach , California , and Daniel Arochi - Gonzalez , 24 , from Carson , California . Another person , Rosa Christina Martinez , 35 , was arrested on March 15 in Compton , California . Eight other people charged in this case are already in jail for different reasons: Jose Martinez , 36 , Pharoah Brooks , 47 , David Fraysure , 28 , Jackie Triplett , 40 , Jessie Quintero , 44 , Andy Dominguez , 30 , Angel Grajales , 33 , and Daniel Garcia , 37 . Two more people are on the run and are wanted by the authorities: Marco Lujan , 47 , and Ariel Pereyra , 28 . If you have any information about their whereabouts , please contact your nearest FBI Office or U . S . Embassy or Consulate . You can also reach the FBI Los Angeles at ( 310 ) 477 - 6565 or provide tips at tips . fbi . gov . The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau is responsible for investigating and providing services for agencies across the county . They specialize in organized crime and prison gang investigations . The San Gabriel Valley Safe Streets Task Force , which was formed in 2008 and operates from the Pomona Police Department , consists of law enforcement officers and Special Agents from various agencies . Their goal is to combat , investigate , and prevent gang violence in the Los Angeles County Jail . This case is being handled by Deputy - In - Charge Lou Avila and Deputy District Attorney Abbigail Briones from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Prison Crimes Unit .
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