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CRIM INAL CO M PLAINT

1,thecomplainantinthiscase,statethatthefolowingistruetothebestofmyknowledgeandbelief.

Onoraboutthedatets)of December1-8,2022 inthecountyof Broward inthe

Southern Districtof Floridaandelsewhere ,thedefendantts)violated:

CodeSection

Title21,UnitedStatesCode,

Sections841and846

OffenseDescrlption

ConspiracytoDistributeFive Kilograms orMoreofCocaine

Thiscriminalcom plaintisbasedonthesefacts:

SEE ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT.

W continuedontheatachedsheet.

Complainant'ssignature

SA ThomasMoylan,DrugEnforcementAdministration

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Judge'ssignatltre

PATRICK.MXHUNT-XM,S.MK J-SLRATQJU;IGK .

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Sworntobeforem eandsigned inmypresence.

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AFFIDAW T IN SUPPORT OF A CRIM INAL COM PLAINT

Youraffiant,ThomasM oylan,beingdulysworn,deposesandstatesasfollows:

INTRODUCTION

lam aTaskForceOfficerwiththeDrugEnforcementAdministration(t'DEA'')and

haveservedinthiscapacity sinceAugust2020.Iam currentlyassignedtotheDEA M iamiField

Division,wherelhavebeeninvolvedininvestigationsinvolvingnarcoticstraffickingandmoney

laundering.AsaTFO with DEA,1haveparticipated inthe execution ofnumeroussearch and

seizurewanunts,resulting in the seizureofillegalcontrolled substances,packaging materials,

firearms,andothertoolsofthedrugtrade.lalsoparticipatedindebriefingsofnarcoticstraffickers,

cooperating individuals,andsourcesofinformation.Throughthesedebriefings,1havebecom e

familiarwiththeterminology,codewords,andbrandnamesusedbydrugdealers.lnaddition,I

havetestifiedbeforegrandjuries,resultinginfederalindictments.lalsohaveexperienceassisting

in investigations that involved money laundering, and international drug trafficking and

conspiracy.

Asalaw enforcementofficerwithin themeaningoîTitle18,United StatesCode,

Section251047),Iam empoweredbylaw toconductinvestigationsofandmakearrestsfor,but

notlim itedto,offensesenumeratedinTitlesl8,21,and46oftheUnitedStatesCode.

I make this Affidavit in support of a criminalcomplaint charging W ilbert

M ARTINEZ-ROSAS,VictorOROZCO-CA STRO,andAlexanderERIZA andwithconspiracyto

distribute five kilogramsormore ofamixtureorsubstancecontaining adetectable am ountof

cocaine,inviolationofTitle21,UnitedStatesCode,Sections841and846.

4. lsubmitthisAftidavitbased onm ypersonalknowledge,aswellasinformation

providedtomebyotherindividuals,includingother1aw enforcementofficials,andm yreview of

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recordsandotherevidenceobtainedduringthecourseofthisinvestigation.BecausethisAffidavit

isbeingsubmittedforthelimitedpurposeofestablishingprobablecausefortherequestedwarrant,

itdoesnotincludeeveryfactknowntom eaboutthismatter.

PROBABLE CAUSE

ln oraround November2022,DEA EnforcementGroup 13 (EG-13)received

information from aconfidentialsource (çCS'')in relation to adrug trafficking organization

distributingandtransportingmulti-kilogram levelquantitiesofcocainefrom M exicointoFlorida.

Subsequently,Law Enforcementreceivedatelephonenumberutilizedbytheorganization,(713)

281-3031,thatwouldbeutilizedtocoordinateafuturedrugtransaction.

6. OnoraboutDecemberl,2022,anundercoveroperator(UC)initiatedaWhatsapp

messengerconversation with an individualswho was lateridentified asW ilbertM ARTINEZROSAS. During their conversation M ARTINEZ-ROSAS sent photographs of purported

kilogramsofcocainehehad forsaleatthetime.Duetoschedulingcontlictsthetransactionwas

postponed.

OnoraboutDecember5,2022,law enforcementofficersreceivedanew telephone

number,(386)366-4028.TheUCinitiatedaW hatsappmessengerconversationwithMARTm EZROSAS atthatnumber.Duringtheirconversations,bothpartiesagreedtomeetonDecember8,

2022,intheCityofFortLauderdale,CountyofBroward,StateofFlorida,toconductanarcotics

transaction.M ARTINEZ-ROSAS wasto providetwelve kilogramsofcocainein exchangefor

$22,000perkilogram.

8. On oraboutDecember8,2022,atapproximately 9 p.m.M ARTINEZ-ROSAS,

ERIZA,and OROZCO-CASTRO arrivedat1940CordovaRoad,FortLauderdale,Florida.in a

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20l7blackFordpickuptruck,withaTexaslicenseplate.TheUC approachedtheoccupantsofthe

pickuptruck.ERIZA exitsthepickuptruckandenterstheUC'svehicle.ERIZA thenadvisedthe

UCthenarcoticsweresecuredinahiddencompartmentwithinthetoolboxinthebedofthepickup

truck.ERIZA alsoconfirmedthattheyhadbroughttwelvekilogram s.TheUC advisedERIZA that

he/sheneededtogoandretrieveakeyfobsothatthepickuptruckcould bemovedto asecure

area wherethenarcoticstransaction could becompleted.ERIZA agreedtowaitfortheUC to

return and exited theUC vehicle.TheUC lefttheareaandlaw enforcementofficersattempted

contactwith thethree suspects.M ARTINEZ-ROSAS and OROZCO-CASTRO were detained

withoutincident.ERIZA tledthesceneonfoot.Afterashortfootchase,ERIZA wasapprehended.

A FortLauderdalePoliceDepartmentNarcoticsK-9responded to thesceneand

gaveapositivealertforthepresenceofnarcoticsin thepickuptruck.A subsequentsearchofthe

vehiclerevealedoneshrink-wrappedkilogram ofsuspectedcocaineunderatoolbagandeleven

additionalone-kilogram packages ofsuspected cocaine in a hidden compartmentwithin the

toolboxinthebedofthetruck.A fieldtestwasconductedononeofkilogram-quantitypackages

from thetoolboxandwaspositiveforthepresenceofcocaine.

10. M ARTINEZ-ROSA S was advised of his M iranda rights and verbally

acknowledged understanding them.He wenton to adm itorganizing and participating in the

transportation and saleoftheseizedcocaine.Hefurtherstatedthathewasgivenatelephonein

ordertocommunicatewiththeUC.M ARTINEZ-ROSAS statedthatinexchangeforconducting

thistransactionhewouldbepaid$l,000perkilogram sold.Itshouldbenotedthatatestcallwas

madetotelephonenumber(386)366-4028.AsphoneinMARTINEZ-ROSAS'possessionbegan

to ring.M ARTINEZ-ROSAS advised itwasthephonegiventohim tocoordinatethenarcotics

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transaction.

OROZCO-CASTRO wasadvisedofhisM irandarights,whichhewaivedverbally.

OROZCO-CASTRO advised he was recruited by M ARTINEZ-ROSAS to assist in the

transportation of,what he described as,Ssomething illegal''from Texas to South Florida.

OROZCO-CASTRO furtherstatedthathewouldmake$1,500inexchangefordriving.

12. ERIZA wasadvisedofhisM irandarights,whichhewaivedverballyandinwriting.

ERIZA admittedparticipating inthetransportation andsupervisionofthesaleofthe narcotics.

ERIZA advisedhewasM ARTINEZ-ROSAS andOROZCO-CASTRO picked him upin Texas,

intheblackFordpickup,andthatthenarcoticswerealreadyinthevehicle.ERIZA adm ittedthat

hewasrecruitedbyaHondurannationaltooverseethetransactionthatwastotakeplaceinFort

Lauderdale,Florida.

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CONCLUSION

13. Basedupontheinfonuationprovidedabove,thereisprobablecausetobelievethat

W ilbertM ARTm EZ-ROSAS,VictorORZCO-CASTRO,andAlexanderERIZA,havecommitted

violationsTitle2l,UnitedStatesCode,Sections84land846.

FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAYETH NAUGHT.

Respectfullysubmitted,

ThomasF.M oylan,TaskForceOfficer

DrugEnforcementAdministration

sworntlandsubscribedbeo reme

on ;Ih dayofDecember2022.

PATRICK M .HUNT

UNITED STATESM AGISTRATE JUDGE

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