CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal prosecutors charged three people in a scheme to move cocaine and meth, including one man who was once deported on federal drug charges.
A criminal complaint was filed Tuesday against Omar Carillo-Villagrana, Salvador Martinez-Yanez and Beczanice Gegzemany Salazar-Camacho. Jail records show Martinez-Yanez and Salazar-Camacho were being held in the Rowan County jail Monday. Carillo-Villagrana's custody status is not known.
Agents said Carillo-Villagrana directed Martinez-Yanez, a large-scale distributor. Salazar-Camacho was paid to act as an interpreter, according to court records.
Carillo-Villagrana has a past federal drug conviction out of charges in Michigan in 2010. Federal prison records show he was released in 2014. Agents said he was deported after serving his sentence.
The feds said Carillo-Villagrana maintained his source of supply of drugs in Mexico.
A cooperating defendant outlined the structure of the organization to investigators, according to agents. An affidavit, attached to the complaint, details how investigators watched the groups and others throughout the month of December as they conducted their investigation.
Law enforcement raided a rented storage unit off Sharon Amity Road on Dec. 7 and discovered 5 kilograms of meth and 1 kilogram of cocaine. Agents also conducted extensive interviews with informants and defendants.
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