Six defendants charged in alleged interstate drug smuggling ring

August 15, 2025, Press Release from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio:

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A six-count, 59-page indictment has been unsealed charging six defendants for allegedly operating an interstate drug conspiracy that smuggled large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other controlled substances from California to Ohio. The indictment was unsealed Aug. 12.

According to the indictment, from about February 2023 to April 2024, Genaro Villa, 38, of San Diego, California, supplied bulk quantities of drugs from California to members of the conspiracy in Ohio. Terrance Gainer, 28, Anthony Clark, 30, and Darquan Dixon, 26, all of Akron, and Allura Ward, 24, of Mansfield, are charged with having a role in transporting controlled substances to Ohio. The indictment further charges Najiyah Martin, 46, of Los Angeles, California, with facilitating kilogram-quantity drug deals involving Villa, Clark, and Gainer…

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