EUGENE, Ore.— Eight individuals have been charged for their role in a transnational criminal organization (TCO) transporting narcotics into California from Mexico and distributing it across the United States including Oregon.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, the following individuals have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl:
Tania Argueta, 47, residing in Las Vegas, Nevada; Patsy Escobar, 25, residing in Los Angeles, California; Angel Lopez, 25, residing in Los Angeles; Rene Cazares, 39, residing in Salem, Oregon; Julia Dorfler, 32, residing in Springfield, Oregon; Matthew Medieros, 38, residing in Coos Bay, Oregon; Patrick Newport, 28, residing in Corvallis, Oregon; and Felicia Waite, 40, residing in Eugene, Oregon…