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Yahoo
06-03-2025
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‘Operation Ripsaw' leads to arrest of man accused of trafficking firearms from Wisconsin to Mexican cartel
WISCONSIN (WFRV) – A 44-year-old man accused of trafficking high-powered firearms from Wisconsin to a Mexican cartel was arrested in Mexico as part of Operation Ripsaw. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Roland Munoz was taken into custody in coordination with authorities in Mexico. Wisconsin man hospitalized after crashing into rock embankment Munoz was indicted on Sept. 21, 2021, along with five other defendants, on a 12-count indictment that included charges of smuggling goods from the United States and the straw purchase of firearms. The indictment was the result of a yearslong investigation called Operation Ripsaw, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Homeland Security Investigations. Prosecutors allege that Munoz led a conspiracy to smuggle high-powered firearms from the United States to Mexico. According to court filings, he recruited straw purchasers in Wisconsin and other states, coordinated couriers to transport firearms and money across the country, and arranged for smugglers to bring the firearms across the border in Texas to supply a Mexican cartel. Police in Wisconsin find dead woman in a home following a standoff, man arrested Investigators say the group purchased and attempted to smuggle more than 25 firearms. Court records show that many of those weapons were later recovered in Mexico, including a .50-caliber rifle found on Dec. 20, 2020, after Mexican law enforcement engaged armed members of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, a transnational criminal organization. Munoz faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million if convicted. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
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Guns from Wisconsin, elsewhere smuggled to Mexico; fugitive arrested
The Brief A man accused of smuggling guns from Wisconsin and other states to a Mexican cartel has been arrested. The 44-year-old fugitive had been on the run for years, according to prosecutors. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and up to a $1 million fine. MILWAUKEE - A fugitive accused of smuggling guns from Wisconsin and other states to a Mexican cartel has been arrested after years on the run, prosecutors announced on Wednesday. The backstory Roland Munoz, 44, was charged with five other people in 2021. A 12-count federal indictment was the result of a years-long investigation called "Operation Ripsaw." SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Local perspective According to court filings, Munoz led a conspiracy to smuggle high-powered weapons into Mexico by recruiting straw purchasers of guns in Wisconsin and other states. He is also accused of organizing couriers to transport those guns and money across the nation, and arranging for smugglers to take the guns across the border in Texas and provide them to a cartel in Mexico. The conspirators purchased and attempted to smuggle over 25 guns, according to federal prosecutors. Court records said many of those guns were later recovered in Mexico, including a .50 caliber rifle which was recovered in December 2020 after Mexican law enforcement authorities engaged a group of armed members of Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, a Mexican transnational criminal organization. What's next If convicted, Munoz faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and up to a $1 million fine. Munoz's arrest was made in coordination with officials in Mexico and is the result of collaboration between the U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Homeland Security Investigations. The Source Information in this report is from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
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Akron man is alleged leader in drug trafficking scheme, federal authorities say
A 51-count federal indictment was unsealed Tuesday charging 17 people with operating an Akron-based drug trafficking scheme. The drug inventory was from sources connected to the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG or Jalisco Cartel), according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's office for northern Ohio. The CJNG, of Mexico, is one of the most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world, according to federal authorities. The Akron ring allegedly trafficked in methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and alprazolam (Xanax) throughout Northeast Ohio. Joe Nathan Sanders-Taylor, 41, aka Red, of Akron, was believed to be the center of the ring. According to court documents, the federal investigation began in December 2023 and continued to around August 2024. Court documents showed that Sanders-Taylor used a network of associates to resell the drugs, assist with financial transactions or act as lookouts while drug deals took place, the press release states. Several of his co-defendants and other members of the conspiracy maintained and used homes in Summit County to store and distribute drug supplies or to manufacture controlled substances, authorities said. Members of the conspiracy also are accused of possessing firearms to aid in drug trafficking. Sanders-Taylor was arrested on June 10 after he was involved in a pursuit by the Ohio State Highway Patrol on Interstate 77 in Summit County, the press release states. As he fled, he allegedly threw two loaded firearms with high-capacity magazines from the vehicle. Sanders-Taylor crashed the vehicle, fled on foot and attempted to carjack two separate vehicles with people still inside, the U.S. Attorney's office states. Authorities said he possessed distribution amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Sanders-Taylor had prior federal convictions which prohibit him from possessing firearms. The remaining defendants were apprehended in a series of coordinated arrests. The superseding indictment charges Sanders-Taylor and the following 16 defendants: • Brooke Marie Logan, aka Bee, 29, Akron • Tyrell Jerome Jennings, aka 50, 35, Cleveland • Christopher Michael Andrews, aka Blondy, 28, Akron • Crystal Marie Harris, 50, Akron • Ronald Oscar Clark, 58, Akron • Chelsey Marie Connelly, 35, Akron • Angela Grace Wade, 47, Akron • Demardre Leshawn Johnson, aka Icey, 37, Akron • Denetris Condra May, aka D-May, aka Mayday, 38, Akron • John P. Burton, 41, Akron • Brian Keith Hinkle, aka Hizzle, 38, Akron • Joshua Lee Hackney, aka Country, 38, Akron • Matthew Dion Inman, 54, Akron • Thomas Franklin Casanova, 27, Akron • Donnie Keith Eugene Schaffer, 30, Akron • Julia Francesca Stavole-Habimana, 26, Richfield The superseding indictment alleges that these defendants and Sanders-Taylors acted together to distribute and possess with intent to distribute illegal drugs. In addition, three others allegedly involved with this drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy were charged in a separate indictment: • Robert Parham, 54, Akron • Laverne Fortson, 50, Akron • Jeffery Goldbach, 54, Ravenna Parham had drugs and 28 firearms at his apartment in Akron in July, the press release states, citing court documents. That included a machine gun and distribution amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. Fortson and Goldbach also allegedly possessed distribution amounts of narcotics at their residences. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the FBI Akron Field Office, with assistance from the Akron Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Portage and Summit county sheriff's offices, and police departments in Girard, Barberton, Liberty, and at the University of Akron. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Akron ring traffics in meth, fentanyl, cocaine, Xanax, indictments say
