UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

 CASE NO. 

CRIMINAL COVER SHEET

1. Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Central Region of the United States

Attorney's Office prior to August 8, 2014 (Mag. Judge Shaniek Maynard)? 

2. Did this matter originate from a matter pending in the Northern Region of the United States

Attorney's Office prior to October 3, 2019 (Mag. Judge Jared Strauss)? No

Respectfully submitted, 

JUAN ANTONIO GONZALEZ 

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 

Tel:

Email:

MICHELE S. VIGILANCE

A5502091

99 N.E. 4th Street

Miami, Florida 33132

305-432-1406

Michele.Vigilance@usdoj.gov

WILFREDO ROBLES, 

RUBEN PUSHIANA, and 

JONATHAN VASQUEZ, 

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Defendants.

Assistant United States Attorney

Court ID No.

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PO 91 (Rev. 11/11 ) Criminal Car1D1 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

for the 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

v. 

WILFREDO ROBLES, 

RUBEN PUSHIANA arl 

JONATHAN VASQUEZ, 

De{endant(s) 

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Case No. 

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT BY TELEPHONE (R OTHER RELIABLE ELECTRONIC MEANS 

I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best ofmy knowledge ad belief. 

Beginning en a1 unknown date ad continuing through a, or about September 29, 2022 1 upon the high 9:x5 

outside the jurisdiction any particular state or district, in international waters, while en board a vessel subject to the 

jurisdiction ofthe United States, the defendant(s) violated: 

Code Section 

Tliie 46, United States Code, 

Sections 70503(a)(1) and 70506 

(b) 

Conspiracy to possess with intent to di~=~ substance, while on board a vessel 

subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of 46 U.S.C. § 70503(a)(1 ); 

alllnviolation of 46 U.S.C. & 70506(b). Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. § 70506(a1, and 21 lJS.C. § 

960(b)(1 )(Bl, it Is further alTeged that this violation involved five (5) or more kilograms of a 

mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. 

This criminal complaints based en these facts: SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT 

Continued en the attached sheet 

Primed nane and title 

Attested to by the Affiant in acrordance with the requirements ofFed.R.Crim.P. 4.1 by -~q(-{;flYn-(.. 

Date: 10/Qfl2022 

City and state: Miami. .f!Q!KJa. - - - - - - - Hon. Melissa Damian, U.S. Magistrate Judge 

Printed nane and title 

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AFFIDAVIT

I, Lewis Hosch, being duly sworn, hereby depose and state the following: 

1. I am employed as a Detective with the City of Homestead Police Department and 

have served in this capacity since January 2005. I am currently a Task Force Officer with the Drug 

Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and have served in this capacity since August 2019. As 

such, I am an investigative or law enforcement officer within the meaning of Title 18, United 

States Code, Section 2510(7), that is, an officer of the United States who is empowered by law to 

conduct investigations of, and to make arrests for, offenses enumerated in Titles 18, 21, and 46 of 

the United States Code. I am currently assigned to the DEA’s Miami Field Division in Miami, 

Florida and have personally conducted and participated in numerous investigations resulting in the 

arrest and prosecution of various individuals for federal narcotics violations. Based on my training 

and experience as a Task Force Officer with the DEA, I am familiar with the manner in which 

narcotics traffickers and narcotics-trafficking organizations operate. I am also knowledgeable 

about federal criminal statutes, particularly narcotics statutes. 

2. The facts set forth in this Affidavit are based on my personal knowledge as well as 

information obtained from others. This Affidavit is submitted for the limited purpose of 

establishing probable cause in support of a Criminal Complaint against WILFREDO ROBLES, 

RUBEN PUSHIANA and JONATHAN VASQUEZ for conspiring to possess with intent to 

distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of 

the United States, in violation of Title 46, United States Code, Sections 70503(a) (1) and 70506(b). 

3. On or about September 29, 2022, a Maritime Patrol Aircraft detected a go-fast 

vessel (“GFV”) operating approximately 50 nautical miles south of Isla Beata, Dominican 

Republic in international waters, and upon the high seas. The GFV had three persons on board, no 

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indicia of nationality, packages, and excess fuel barrels on deck, which gave rise to suspicion that 

the GFV was being used to engage in drug smuggling activities. Based on these facts, the HMS 

Medway requested and received a Statement of No Objection ("SNO") from the United States 

Coast Guard's District 7 ("District 7") to further investigate the GFV and to conduct a Right of 

Visit ("ROV"). The HMS Medway, with U.S. Law Enforcement Detachment 404 ("LEDET") on 

board subsequently diverted to investigate. Once in the vicinity, the HMS Medway deployed a 

Boarding Team to intercept the GFV. 

4. Upon arrival at the GFV, the boarding team reported three persons on board who 

were later identified as WILFREDO ROBLES, RUBEN PUSHIANA and JONATHAN 

VASQUEZ. All persons on board refused to answer standard ROV questions. As such, no one 

claimed to be the master or person in charge and no claim of nationality was made for the vessel. 

District 7 then gave authorization to treat the vessel as one without nationality and enforce U.S. 

law. Because the GFV was outside territorial seas of any nation and having no legitimate claim 

of nationality, the GFV was deemed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 

5. The USCG Boarding Team then searched the vessel and detained the crew. The 

boarding team found and seized a total of 16 bales from the GFV containing suspected cocaine. 

Two NIK field tests performed by the boarding team on the scene yielded presumptive positive 

results for the presence of cocaine. District 7 granted an SNO to treat all persons on board as 

detainees and to also conduct IONSCAN swipes of their hands. The boarding team conducted field 

tests on the contraband, which yielded positive results for cocaine. The bales weighed a total of 

approximately 400 kilograms. 

6. The GFV crew (WILFREDO ROBLES, RUBEN PUSHIANA, and JONATHAN 

VASQUEZ), along with the suspected cocaine were transferred to the HMS Medway to await 

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transfer to the custody of U.S. law enforcement. 

7. Based on the foregoing facts, I submit that probable cause exists to believe that 

WILFREDO ROBLES, RUBEN PUSIIlANA, and JONATHAN VASQUEZ conspired to 

possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, while on board a vessel subject 

to the jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of Title 46, United States Code, Sections 

70503(a)(l) and 70506(b). 

FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SA YETH NAUGHT. 

FICER 

DRUG ENF MENT ADMINISTRATION 

Attested to by the applicant in accordance with the requirements 

of Fed. R. Crim. P. 4.1 by fo.c-<hml on ?-rn of October 

2022. 

~ AD~ NfiAN 

UNITED ST ATES MAGISTRATE WDGE 

SOUTHERN DISTRJCT OF FLORIDA 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NUMBER: __________________________

BOND RECOMMENDATION

DEFENDANT: 

(Personal Surety) (Corporate Surety) (Cash) (Pre-Trial Detention)

By: ________________________________

AUSA: 

Last Known Address:

What Facility:

Agent(s):

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER)

WILFREDO ROBLES

$250,000 CSB with Nebbia and right to revisit

Lewis Hosch, DEA TFO

Colombia 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NUMBER: __________________________

BOND RECOMMENDATION

DEFENDANT: 

(Personal Surety) (Corporate Surety) (Cash) (Pre-Trial Detention)

By: ________________________________

AUSA: 

Last Known Address:

What Facility:

Agent(s):

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER)

RUBEN PUSHIANA

$250,000 CSB with Nebbia and right to revisit

Lewis Hosch, DEA TFO

Dominican Republic

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NUMBER: __________________________

BOND RECOMMENDATION

DEFENDANT: 

(Personal Surety) (Corporate Surety) (Cash) (Pre-Trial Detention)

By: ________________________________

AUSA: 

Last Known Address:

What Facility:

Agent(s):

(FBI) (SECRET SERVICE) (DEA) (IRS) (ICE) (OTHER)

JONATHAN VASQUEZ

$250,000 CSB with Nebbia and right to revisit

Lewis Hosch, DEA TFO

Dominican Republic 

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