A Bullhead City man, Rodolfo Ulyses, age 61, along with six other suspects in a drug trafficking organization operating out of the Harbor Area of Los Angeles were arrested last week in Los Angeles, San Diego, Bullhead City, and Calexico. Authorities are continuing to search for six fugitives.
An investigation conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division and the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (LA IMPACT) found that between April and July of 2021, undercover officers conducted dozens of operations leading to the identification of subjects in Los Angeles, Arizona, San Diego, and Tijuana. During this time, approximately 250 pounds of methamphetamine and one pound of fentanyl were recovered, as well as six handguns and one rifle.
Thirteen defendants are named in four separate indictments and charged with varying offenses including: conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of firearm and ammunition; conspiracy; unlawful sale, transport, and transfer of a firearm by an unlicensed dealer; conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine; and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
Those arrested today are:
- Adrian Abasolo, 26, of San Diego;
- Alejandro Mendoza, 45, of Los Angeles;
- Hector Valentin, 28, of Long Beach;
- Juan Antonio Aguilar-Bravo, 45, of Calexico;
- Gabriela Contreras, 42, of Gardena; and
- Marisela Sanchez, 43, of Wilmington.
Six of the defendants charged in the indictment are considered fugitives and are being sought by law enforcement. Their photographs and descriptions are being distributed to the media. The fugitives are:
- Hector Yair Sanchez, 25, of Pomona;
- Christian Garcia, 29, of Long Beach;
- Jorge Luis Perez Sandoval, 36, of Victorville;;
- Luis Fernando Verdugo; 25, of Pacoima;
- Alexander Guerrero; 42, of Los Angeles; and
- Oscar Humberto Gallegos, 35, of San Diego.