Twenty people have been arrested in a massive cocaine bust in the mountains, and five suspects remain at large, authorities said.
The suspects sold more than 1.6 pounds of cocaine to undercover agents over a five-month span in the Roaring Fork Valley area, according to a media release from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.
Arrested in the case were:
Alejandro Torres, 19, Carbondale
Juan Vargas-Membreno, 39, El Jebel
Reyna Moctezuma, 40, Glenwood Springs
Carlos Moctezuma-Lopez, 40, Glenwood Springs
Raul Paez-Hernandez, 31, Basalt
David Diaz, 24, Carbondale
Ismael Menelio Lopez, 24, Carbondale
Carlos Cruz Carpio, 22, Glenwood Springs
Aldo Ochoa Vargas, 26, Glenwood Springs
Elmer Eli Membreno, 22, El Jebel
Agustin Adame Astudillo, 31, El Jebel
Cesar Daniel Urrutia-Ortega, 27, Carbondale
Carlos Henriquez Joya, 21, Basalt
Francisco Calvillo Duran, 24, Glenwood Springs
Brice Enrique Huerta-Lepe, 18, Carbondale
Juan Sanchez, 21, Carbondale
Ricardo Villarreal Olvera, 19, Carbondale
Francisco Javier Silva, 26, Glenwood Springs
Basila Alcoser Solano, 31, El Jebel
Jesus Fonseca-Gonzalez, 39, Aspen
The five suspects at large, who have felony warrants out for their arrests, are:
Jose Ramon Estrada-Medina, 26, Basalt
Claudio Pacheca Bernal, 31, Basalt
Eutiquio Castillo Hernandez, 25, Aspen
Jesus Castillo Ortega, 22, El Jebel
Armando Esparza, 18, Basalt
The Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone with information on the alleged cocaine ring or other illegal drug activities call Crime Stoppers at 970-328-7007 or the Sheriff’s Office at 970-328-8500.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
