MIAMI, Florida — A federal grand jury has indicted five South Florida residents for their involvement in a cocaine trafficking operation linked to an international network, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
The indictment charges Daniel “Mickey” Hernandez, 38, of Miami; Frank Gonzalez, 45, of Hialeah; Alexander “Al Biggs” Walker Caraballo, 50, of Miami; Jose Luis “Lil Cuz” Diaz, Jr., 33, of Miami Gardens; and Humberto “Kiki” Moreno, 42, of Miami, with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Hernandez and Diaz face additional charges for distribution offenses, while Walker and Gonzalez are charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of firearms and ammunition as convicted felons.
The defendants were allegedly part of a Miami-based network responsible for kilogram-level cocaine trafficking, with Hernandez identified as a key distributor, according to court documents. The operation was traced to a high-rise in Midtown Miami, where cocaine was stored and prepared for distribution…