{"id":54482,"date":"2023-10-23T17:54:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T00:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54482"},"modified":"2023-10-23T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T00:55:59","slug":"leader-of-a-drug-trafficking-street-gang-that-smuggled-narcotics-and-syringes-in-california-jail-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54482","title":{"rendered":"Leader of a Drug Trafficking Street Gang That Smuggled Narcotics and Syringes into California Jail Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<i>RIVERSIDE, California<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The leader of three conspiracies in which members and associates of a San Bernardino-based street gang deliberately got themselves arrested to smuggle narcotics and syringes hidden in their body cavities into San Bernardino County jails was sentenced Monday to 17 years in federal prison, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal sentenced Carlos Antonio Aznaran, 29, of San Bernardino.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u201cFor some inmates, prison is one of the few places they are separated from the destructive influences in their lives, including drugs,\u201d prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. \u201c[Aznaran\u2019s] role in procuring smugglers and introducing drugs into the prison system threatened that opportunity for these inmates, all for his own personal benefit. [His] conduct showed a willingness to prey on a vulnerable group of people, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">many of whom were undoubtedly taking advantage of their custody time to regain sobriety.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"35 Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Drugs Into SoCal Jails\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GFOhu0gtXoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Four-year-old KTLA News Report)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Aznaran, the lead defendant charged in three separate indictments in April 2019, pleaded guilty in October 2022 to two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, five counts of international money laundering, one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, and one count of being a felon in possession of firearms. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pjgsru_e2ks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54484 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pjgsru_e2ks-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"purple and black plastic bottle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pjgsru_e2ks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pjgsru_e2ks-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pjgsru_e2ks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pjgsru_e2ks-768x768.jpg 768w, 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center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The smugglers then distributed the drugs to other inmates inside the jails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During at least four smuggling attempts, law enforcement intercepted approximately 121 grams of methamphetamine, 86 grams of heroin, and at least ten syringes, according to court documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54449 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/download-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/>Aznaran also was the primary link between the Mexican supply source for methamphetamine and heroin and the street-level dealers in his neighborhood. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Aznaran was responsible for routine multi-pound orders, paying the Mexico supply source, and accepting bulk shipments from Mexico. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Using other co-conspirators, including his wife, Elisa Montes, 32, of Palm Desert, Aznaran repackaged the methamphetamine into smaller quantities and then distributed it to other drug dealers in the conspiracy in exchange for a portion of their profits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">From October 2017 to January 2018, Aznaran obtained more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54351 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"a pair of scissors and a roll of money on a table\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tb9sgkp77lm.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> In his plea agreement, Aznaran admitted to conspiring to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin and to possessing in January 2018 approximately 18.5 grams of heroin and nearly 111 grams of fentanyl. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">He further admitted to possessing three firearms in January 2018. Aznaran knew he was not permitted to possess firearms because of his 2014 felony convictions, including a conviction in Riverside County Superior Court for assault with a deadly weapon.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29168 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/San-Bernardino-County-Sheriff-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/San-Bernardino-County-Sheriff-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/San-Bernardino-County-Sheriff.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 Federal prosecutors have secured convictions against 35 defendants in these cases, with some defendants receiving sentences of up to 10 years in federal prison. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Montes pleaded guilty in November 2019 to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Judge Bernal in March 2020, sentenced her to two years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The FBI, the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department, and the San Bernardino Police Department investigated this matter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7857 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/>The Fontana Police Department; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; IRS Criminal Investigation; Homeland Security Investigations; and the San Bernardino County Probation and Parole Departments provided substantial assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2738403766MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott M. 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