Eight people have been charged for their alleged roles in a transnational criminal organization accused of transporting narcotics from Mexico into California and distributing them across the United States, including Oregon, federal authorities said.
According to a criminal complaint, the defendants are accused of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Those charged are Tania Argueta, 47, of Las Vegas, Nevada; Patsy Escobar, 25, of Los Angeles; Angel Lopez, 25, of Los Angeles; Rene Cazares, 39, of Salem, Oregon; Julia Dorfler, 32, of Springfield, Oregon; Matthew Medieros, 38, of Coos Bay, Oregon; Patrick Newport, 28, of Corvallis, Oregon; and Felicia Waite, 40, of Eugene, Oregon…