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LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- An alleged Mexican methamphetamine smuggling ring operating on the U.S. West Coast has been broken up, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
The "Don Chuy" trafficking ring allegedly dealt in multi-kilo quantities of meth that were smuggled into the United States and distributed in California and the state of Washington.
Ten of the 31 defendants named in the complaint have been arrested, the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles said in a written statement. Around 90 pounds of meth valued at $5 million were seized over the course of the eight-month investigation by a multi-agency task force.
The reputed leader of the ring, Jesus "Don Chuy" Marquez-Marquez, was believed to be living in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. His alleged top lieutenant in the United States, David Jimenez-Pedroza, 31, Corona, Calif., was in a federal jail in San Diego.
According to the statement, the Don Chuy crew used safe houses in Tijuana to store the drugs prior to slipping them into California in vehicles with hidden compartments and fake batteries.
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