I doubt the origin of these drugs are from Texas; more likely they came from further south than that. Also immigration status doesn't seem to get mentioned in this publication but I note some aliases in this story.

Feds Announce Meth Indictments
Investigation Nets 13 Area Residents
Last updated Monday, April 7, 2008 6:01 PM CDT in News
By Ron Wood
THE MORNING NEWS
FAYETTEVILLE -- Federal indictments have been returned against 13 people who authorities say were part of a methamphetamine distribution network that brought drugs in from Texas and sent money back to suppliers.

Edwin G. Alvarado, also know as Walter Alvarado, 36, of Springdale; Antonio Alvarado, also known as Henry Alvarado, 20, of Springdale; Ever Alvarado-Lazo, 38, of Springdale, Nora J. Sanchez, 40, of Springdale, Kenia Chavarria, 27, of Springdale; Jeovanni Castro, 26, of Springdale and Jose Barrigan, 27, of Rogers are charged with one count each of conspiring to distribute and possess meth.

Edwin G. Alvarado, Antonio Alvarado, Ever Alvarado-Lazo, Sanchez, Chavarria and Castro also face money laundering charges. Castro and Barrigan were also charged with two counts of aiding and abetting each other in distributing meth, as were Edwin Alvarado and Chavarria.

Authorities have also started forfeiture actions to take $30,000 in cash and two cars that were seized.

Hipolito Barajas-Ortiz, 23, of Lowell, also known as "Polo," and Dagoberto Garcia, 30, of Lowell were named in a second indictment on one count each of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of money laundering. Barajas-Ortiz is also charged with one count of distributing meth.

A third indictment was filed charging Marcos Torales-Sanchez, 19, of Elm Springs, Richard Kell, 55, of Rogers, Mario Vega, 30, of Springdale and Thomas A. Garza, 26, also known as Wilfredo Pojoy, of Quapaw, Okla., with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Torales-Sanchez is also charged with four counts of distributing meth. Torales-Sanchez, Vega and Garza are charged with one count each of using a telephone to further the distribution scheme. Kell is also charged with possessing meth with intent to deliver.


All have entered not guilty pleas in U.S. District Court and are awaiting trial.

The charges resulted from a long-term investigation involving local, county, state, regional and federal police and officials.

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