DEA nabs two brothers using big rig to haul largest amount of fentanyl ever seized in South Carolina history

Two brothers have been indicted following the seizure of an historic amount of illegal drugs from a semi truck operating in South Carolina.

On July 22, 2025, brothers Alberto Rios-Landeros, 26, and Chris Guadalupe Rios-Landeros, 23, both of Delano, California, were indicted oncharges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.

The charges stem from a pair of coordinated traffic stops in Lexington and Richland counties conducted on July 1, 2025, by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies, and South Carolina State Transport Police…

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