A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking operation that moved heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl into West Virginia. Authorities say the network targeted communities in the state’s Eastern Panhandle and relied on cartel connections to funnel narcotics from California.
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Jose Alberto Camarena Rocha, 31, admitted to conspiring to distribute over one kilogram of heroin and to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. According to court proceedings, Rocha operated from California, using his affiliation with the Sinaloa Drug Cartel to supply drugs that were later sold in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. He now faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison for the drug offense and an additional two years for the reentry charge, pending final sentencing by a federal judge.
The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force led the investigation, with substantial support from a wide network of federal, state, and local agencies. These included multiple FBI field offices, Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and various law enforcement departments across West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and California. Their coordinated efforts formed part of a broader crackdown on organized crime and cartel-linked operations.
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The case falls under Operation Take Back America, a Department of Justice initiative focused on dismantling transnational criminal organizations and improving community safety through concentrated enforcement. The program pools federal resources from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhoods to address drug-related crimes and illegal immigration.
Article by multiple RFHC contributors, based upon information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of West Virginia
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