U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
District of Puerto RicoDistrict of Puerto Rico
www.justice.gov/usao/pr
For Immediate Release

December 10, 2010

Rosa Emilia RodrĂ*guez-VĂ©lez, United States Attorney

Contact: Lymarie V. Llovet-Ayala, Public Affairs Specialist
(787) 282-1820

132 Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in the Municipality of San Juan

SAN JUAN, PR — On December 8, 2010, a federal grand jury indicted one hundred and thirty-two (132) individuals as a result of an investigation by the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) — San Juan Strike Force, announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia RodrĂ*guez-VĂ©lez. The defendants are charged in a six-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and with distribution of narcotics and controlled substances. Count two charges twenty (20) defendants of using and carrying firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.

In the year 2007, Benny Medina-GarcĂ*a had control of a drug distribution point located at the Vista Hermosa Public Housing Project. Upon Benny Medina-Garcia’s death in 2007, Victor ColĂłn-Bench, aka “Yogi,â€