San Diego, California – After nearly seven years on the run, federal authorities say Rosa De Arcos is finally back in a San Diego courtroom.
The alleged drug trafficker, who fled to Mexico in 2018, was extradited to the United States last Friday and arraigned on a four-count federal indictment accusing her of importing and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
De Arcos’s case dates back to May 2017, when she was arrested for allegedly concealing more than 34 pounds of fentanyl in her Jeep Wrangler. At the time, prosecutors objected to her release, but she was granted bond. What she didn’t know, according to court records, was that law enforcement had already intercepted wiretap conversations between her, co-defendant Maria Elena Urena Cervantes, and others discussing earlier drug shipments — including meth and cocaine seized in January of that year…