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AFFIDAW T IN SUPPORT OF CRIM INAL COM PLM NT

1,CollinTeal,beingfirstdulysworn,herebydeposeandstatçasfollows:

INTRODUCTIONANDAGENTàACKGROUND

Iam a SpecialAgeniwith the United StatesDrug Enforcement'Administration

(((DEA''),DepartmentofJustice,and1havebeensoemployedsinceJul#of2021.Priortojoining

theDEA,IwasaPoliceOfficerfortheCityofSpringfeld,inSpringfield,M issouri,forsixanda

halfyears.I'havecompletedinexcegsof640hoursofBasicAgentTrainingattheUnitedStates

JusticeTraining Center,DEA,located. inQpantico,Virginia.1havebeentrâined intechniques

dealingwiththeunlawfuldistributionofnarcotics,possessionand/ormanufacturewithintentto

distributecontrolledsubstance,useofcômmunicationfacilitiestoconductnarcoticstransactions,

and asjocialedconspiracies,inviolation ofTitle21,'UnitedStatesCode.1am aninvestigativeor

1aw enforcementofûceroftheUnitedStateswithinthemeaningofSection2510(7)ofTitle18,

UnitedStatesCode,Section2516.

Thisaffidavitisforthelim itedpurposeofest>blishingprobablecausethat,onor

aboutOctober14,2022,AlejandroSanchez-Rivera CSANCHEZD,M iguelM edina-Alfaro

(CM EDINAD,Lorena M uro CM UROD,CarlosPalacios-jerrano CPATA CIOSD,and

KassianSchulèr-zimmermannCSCHULER'')didknowinglyandwillfullyconspireandagree

topossesswithintenttodistributeacpntrolledsubstance,thatis,tye(5)kilogramsormoreofa

m ixtureandsubstancecontainingadetectableamountofcocaine,inviolationofTitle21,United

StatesCode,Sections846,841(a)(1)and(b)(1)(A).

TheinfonnationcontainedinthisAftidavitisbasedonmypersonalknowledgeand

information pbtainedfrom otherlaw enforcem entpersonnel.BecausethisAffidavitisprovided.

solely forthepurposeofestablishingprobablecause,itsetsforth onlythosematerialfactsthat1

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believe are necessary to establish probable cause and does notinclude allthe deuils ofthe

investigationofwhich1am aware.

PROBABLE CAUSE

Pursuanttoanongoingcriminalinvestigationbeingjointlyconductedbetween

AgentsintheM iafniFieldDivisiongr 6andDEA AgentsoftheLim aCountryOftke,duringthe '

.secondweekofOctober2022,informationwasreceivedthatashipmentofcocaineh:drecently

arrivedintoSouthFloridafrom Peruviacontainer,concealed inavegetableshipm ent.Utilizing

anundercoveragent(hereinafter,çUC''),1aw enforcementwasabletopurchasenarcoticsfrom

SANCHEZ andassocigtçs.Thispurchasewasaudioan'dvideoyecorded.

TheUC ConductsaO r.yM eet''withSANCHEZ,MEDINA andAssodqtes

5. Dùring the second week ofOctober2022,the U0 wasputin contactWith

M EDINA,whoisanassociateofSANCHEZ.M EDW A andtheUC correspondedviatelephone,

with anumberassociatedwith M EDINA. M EDW A and theUC agreed to meetin personto

negotiateanarcoticstransaction.Themeetwassettotakeplaceon'October14, 2022,attheA11

StarsPizzeria,locatedatthe1300blokkofSouthMilitaryTrial,Deerfeld,Florida(çthePizzeria').

On Oqtobef .14, 2022, the UC anived in his/her vehicle at the Pizzeria.

Law enforcemept observed SANCHEZ and M EDINA to be on scene. SANCHEZ and

M EDINA approychedtheUC'svehicleand enteredthevehicle.Oncetherein,thepartiqsbegan

todiscussthenarcoticstransaction.Thisinteractionwasaudioandvideorecorded.

7. Duringthisiùteraction,SANCHEZ andM EDINA discussedquantitiesandpricej

ofthecoiainewiththeUC.Anagreementwasm adeforthepurchaseof20kilogramsofcocaine,

inexchangefpr$25,000inUnitedStatescurincy,perkilogram.Duringthemeet,theUC asked

toseeasampleofthecocaine.SANCHEZ thenexitedtheUC'svehicleandmadeaphonecall.

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lmmediatelythereafter,1aw enforcementpbservedSCHULER onfootbythePizzeriaandM URO

within theplaza occupying agrey Volkswagen SUV (tEtheVolkswagen'').SANCHEZ made

contactwithSCHULER atatableontheporchofthePizzeriaandspokebrietlywithSCHULER.

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AgentsthenobservedSCHULER walkfrom theporchofthePizzeriaàndmeetwithM URO,who .

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wasstilloccupyingtheVolkswagen.M 1711.0 exitedthçVolkswagencanyingalargecoffeecup

andwalkedwith SCHULER backtotheporchofthePizzeria.SANCHEZ walkedtoM 1-11.0 and

M URO gakeSAN CHEZ the ùoffeecup.SCHULER and M URO remainedon theporch ofthe

Pizzeria.

8. SANCHEZ returnedtotheUC's'vehiçleandgavethecoffeecup totheUC.The

UCopenedthecupand.foundaroundshapedbalwhichapjearedtobeanonion,ponuinedinthe

CUP.TheUCpeeledöpqntheobjectàndobserveditwaspressedcocainedisguisedtolooklikean

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NarcoticsareExchattgedDuringthefDryM eet''

Subsequqnttoinspectingthesamplebfcocaine,theUCstatedhe/shewasinterested

inpurchasingthefull20kilogramsofcoqaine.SANCHEZ andMEDW A,whowerestillinthe

UC'svehicle,contsnuedthey wereready to conductthefulltransaction.TheUC thendirected

anoth. efundercoveragent(($UC2'')todrivebythesceneandshow SANCHEZ andMEDINA the

m oneypeededtopurchasetheremainingquantityofcocaine.

10. At this time, SANCHEZ exited the UCys vehicle and m ade a'.phone call.

lmmediatelythereafier,lawenforcementobservedVUROwalkhacktotheVolkswagenandget

inthedriver'sseat.SANCHEZ retuined to theUC'svehicleandtoldM EDINA thatM EDINA

wasyesponsibleforconductingtheremainingnarcoticstransaction.SANCHEZ thengotinablack

Hondaandlefttheparkinglot.

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AsSAN CHEZ wasleakingthescene,law enforcementobservedM 1-11.0 reverse

outofherparkin'g spacein theVolkswagen andparkinfrontofthevpizzeria.Agentsobserveda

whiteFordvehicleCthèFord''),drivepbyPALACIOS,arriveandparkbehindM URO.Atthe

sarpe tim e,. M EDW A exited th8 UC.'svehicle and walked to PALACIOS,who stayed in the

driver'sseatoftheFord.MtDINAthenfnztwithscHutzR,whowasstandingbesideMlmb's

Volkswagen.SCHULER thentookasilversuitcasçoutofM URO'SVolkswagenandplacedthe

suitcaseipthetrunkofPALACIOS'Ford.SCHULERthengoti'nthepassenger'sseatofMURU'S

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Volkswagen,andSCHULERandM1.111.0 departedthescene.Law enforcementjojjow. jxjykua.

12. MEDIXA,whofemained on sceneinPALACIOS'Ford,contactedtheUC via

telephoneandinstructedtheUCtomeetinthemiddleoftheplaza'sparkinglot.PALACIOSdrove

M EDW A toaparkingspot'andtheywaited.TheUC parkednexttoPALACIOS'Ford,atwhich

PointVEDINA exitedPALACIOS'Ford.MEDW A,inthepreéenceoftheUC,instructed

PALACIOS toopen thetrtmkkTheUC inspectedthecocaine,which wasin similaronion-like

packagingasthesampleprevioujlyprovidedtotheUC,andinthesilversuitcase.OncetheUC

inspectedthecocaine,law enforcementintervened.

LawEnforcementApprehendsSANCHEZ,PAIM CIOS,MEDINA,SCHULER,andM UR0

13. Law enforc'ement apprehended PALACIOS and M EDFNA, and recovered

approximately23.17kilogramsofcoqaineinsidethesilversuitcase.

14. Atthesametime,theagentswhower:followingMURO andSCHULER inthe.

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Volkswagen,were notified aboutthe recoyefy ofthe cocaine.Once the agçntsteceived this

' infonpation,they effectuated atraffic stop on the Volkswagen.M1+.0 and SCHULER were

àpprehende.d,andasearchoftheVolkswagenrevealedapproxim ately21.66kilogramsofcocaihe

coptain:dinsideofthevehicle.

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W hilePM ACIOS,MEDINA,SCHULERandM (.1t0wereapprehendedytheUC

m ade contactwith SANCHEZ who had previously departed the scene,alone,via telephone.

SANCHEZagreedtomçetwithanotherundercoverageht(EçUC3'')tocollecttheremainingmoney

from thepurchaseofthecocaineload.W henSAN CHEZ anivedbackattheplazâ,hewasdriving

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thesameHondahedroveaway inearlier.SANCHEZ wasapprehendedand approxim ately 3.69

kilogram sofcocainewereseizedfrom hisvehicle.

16. ln total,1aw enforcementrecovered approximately 48.9 kilogramsofsuspected

cocaine,whichlaterfieldtestedpositiveforthepresenceofcocainç.

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