12 charged by U.S. Attorney's Office in last week's Lubbock cocaine bust

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton announced last week that 12 people have been charged in connection with a cocaine bust in Lubbock.

In a press release, Simonton stated that 11 defendants appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Amy Burch on Monday, unsealing the 17-count indictment, including:

Esteban Renee Garcia — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Rodrick Deone Hall, aka “Dirty” — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine base, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Leticia Chavez — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine.
Shannon Sainz – charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Janie Reyna — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Anthony “AV” DeLeon — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Isaac “Ike” Rodriguez — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Anthony McIntire, aka ‘Ace’ — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Roland Vasquez Gomez — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, attempted distribution of cocaine and unlawful use of a communications facility.
Rodrick Lamont Bibbs — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base.
Michael Tijerina — charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine.

According to the release, the twelfth defendant, Miguel Ramirez-Pedroza, was arrested and charged via a criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. His initial appearance in federal court will take place at a later date.

During last week’s operation, police searched six locations and seized approximately six kilos of cocaine, five firearms and $55,000 in cash.

The operation was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces investigation involving the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Office – Lubbock Resident Agency, which conducted the investigation with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, the Dallas Field Division of Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol. , Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Dallas Field Division – Lubbock Resident Agency, the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, the Lubbock Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Plainview Police Department.