(WPDE) — Four illegal immigrants were sentenced for involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in the Myrtle Beach area, according to a release from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).
Federico Parra Lopez, 32, and Marcos Flores Aquino, 25, were convicted of conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin in the Myrtle Beach area. Two of their co-defendants, Miguel Angulo Perez, 22, and Omar Sanchez Aquino, 33, were previously sentenced in this case. All four men are from Mexico and were in the United States illegally, the DOJ said.
Officials said the organization originated in Mexico and operated in Myrtle Beach during 2023 and 2024 and involved trafficking kilogram quantities of fentanyl and heroin…