A federal grand jury is passing eight charges of drug trafficking through the airport

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The federal prosecutor’s office in Puerto Rico reported that eight members of an alleged drug trafficking gang have been charged by a federal Grand Jury.

Federal prosecutor Stephen Muldrow indicated that, according to the indictment, the eight defendants have been conspiring since 2018 to obtain, transport and distribute narcotics, including cocaine, between Puerto Rico and New York.

In a press release, Muldrow identified the accused as Jaime Antonio Nieto Irizarry, Frankie Javier Piñero Miranda, Elena García Muñiz, Sergio Rosario Cruz, José Luis Acevedo Atilano, Jaime David Ruiz Delgado, Tiffany Michelle Zayas Román and Saraí Denisse Rivera-Díaz.

He explained that the accusation is the product of an investigation by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA, for the acronym in English), together with the Airport Investigations and Tactical Team (AirTAT), which works against human trafficking through Van the airport.

If convicted, the defendants risk a maximum of life in prison, the federal prosecutor said.

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