Thirty alleged members of an Indianapolis drug trafficking ring have recently been indicted after investigators seized more than 700 grams of fentanyl, 46 pounds of methamphetamine, 30 firearms and over $300,000 in cash in a multi-state operation.
A federal grand jury in Evansville, Indiana returned the indictments charging 30 men and women with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, illegal possession of a firearm and robbery, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) press release said.
“Methamphetamine and fentanyl are a source of some of the violence and social devastation that are plaguing our communities,” U.S. Attorney Zachary Myers said in the release. “Federal law enforcement, along with our state and local law enforcement partners, are committed to eliminating the organizations that are supplying these illegal drugs and holding those individuals accountable.”
Court documents name Julian Green, 38, as the leader of the organization which was responsible for the distribution of large quantities of methamphetamine around central and southern Indiana, the release said.
Green allegedly supplied the narcotics to codefendant Jeramey Smith, 32, who then coordinated with federal prisoners Nicholas Cabrera, 35, and Joshua Wilson, 30, to “orchestrate the delivery and distribution of the drugs to Indianapolis through a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization,” the release said.
“After the methamphetamine was delivered to Indianapolis, Smith and Hannah Kissel, 38, of Indianapolis, distributed the methamphetamine to other individuals, mainly in the Evansville area, who then sold the methamphetamine at various locations within the Southern District of Indiana and the Western District of Kentucky,” the release said.
Green faces up to 30 years to life in prison and up to $10,250,000 in fines, the release said. All thirty defendants face up to 10 years in prison or more for their involvement.
