Two Texas UPS employees were accused of “knowingly” transporting cocaine inside UPS packages, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
Two Texas UPS employees were accused of “knowingly” transporting cocaine inside UPS packages, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
Orlando Candelario Almanza, 49, and Fidencio Salinas Jr., 51, were arrested late last week in McAllen and Hidalgo, Texas, respectively, court records show. that involved smuggling cocaine inside UPS packages using fake labels between March 24 and Oct. 3 2022.Prosecutors said three other alleged co-conspirators, Javier Enrique Mendoza, 48, Jose Felipe Lozano, 58, and Enrique Bernardo Gamez, 45, were charged previously.Mendoza supplied the cocaine packages to Almanza and Salinas, while Lozano provided the fake labels.In total, officials said they had seized 132 pounds of cocaine trafficked in the scheme.
Almanza and Salinas were both due in court for arraignment and detention hearings on March 1. A federal court database showed Almanza sought to retain a lawyer Monday while Salinas requested a court-appointed attorney.
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