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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Hamilton County, Texas: 22 In Central, North Texas Indicted On Federal Meth Trafficking Charges

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Cell “directly tied” to Mexican drug cartels, investigators say

8 of the 22 people arrested. SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW FOR ALL THE MUGSHOTS AND NAMES.(Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday announced “Operation Long Reach” led to the federal indictment of 22 individuals, most from Central Texas, in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme allegedly responsible for the distribution of more than 1,000 pounds of meth with a street dealer value in excess of $24 million.

“This cell was tied directly to Mexican Drug Cartels,” investigators said.

In October of 2019, the sheriff’s office identified the alleged criminal enterprise operating within the Texas counties of Erath, Hamilton, Comanche, Hill, Bosque, Tarrant, Dallas, Bexar, and Hood.

PHOTO GALLERY: Names and photos of the 22 individuals indicted

Cassandra Bower, 37, of Dallas, Texas

Investigators working undercover began purchasing methamphetamine from the alleged traffickers in order to build a criminal case. An investigation revealed the methamphetamine was being sold and transported within Hamilton County, and surrounding counties, was directly tied to a criminal organization with ties to Dallas, Texas and Mexico.

Liquid methamphetamine was being smuggled into the United States and transported to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The methamphetamine was later converted to crystal methamphetamine and sold in kilogram quantities, the sheriff’s office said.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division returned an indictment for the following individuals:

1) Ricky Castillo, 35, of Irving, Texas

2) Brandon Leon Kimberling, 25, of Dallas, Texas

3) Desiree Traxel, 25, of Dallas, Texas

4) Sandi Kristine Villicana, 33 of Arlington, Texas

5) Chad Anthony Hughes, 41, of Dallas, Texas

6) Kevin Priesley Srader, 33, of Hamilton, Texas

7) Kristin Nicole O’Dell, 33, of Stephenville, Texas

8) Justin Scott Allbright, 35, of Stephenville, Texas

9) Michael Brandon Downey, of Stephenville, Texas

10) Sandra Fay Rhodes, 33, of Hico, Texas

11) Cathlene Cecile Callahan, 35, of Hico, Texas

12) Jeffrey Don Champion, 36, of Stephenville, Texas

13) James Edwin Smith, 43, of Stephenville, Texas

14) Dustie Lee Been, 22, of Stephenville, Texas

15) Cassandra Bower, 37, of Dallas, Texas

16) Genna Ann Long, 47, of Stephenville, Texas

17) Lyndon Kale Coker, 42, of Hico, Texas

18) Jerry DeWayne Knight, 30, of Stephenville, Texas

19) Kendon “Keno” DaWayne Baker, 34, of Stephenville, Texas

20) Lois Ann Srader, 41, of Stephenville, Texas

21) Claud Thomas Taylor, 42, of Stephenville, Texas

22) Megan Diane Cameron, 24, of Stephenville, Texas

8 of the 22 individuals indicted (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators conducted more than 200 hours of interviews and hundreds of hours of surveillance during the investigation. They also combed more than a 100,000 pages of social media transcripts of conversations between alleged drug traffickers, dealers and users.

In addition to being “directly linked” to Mexican drug cartel traffickers, the defendants also have ties to the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, the Aryan Circle, Tango Blast, and the Bloods Criminal Street Gangs, investigators said.

The 22 individuals were indicted on charges of “knowingly and intentionally possessing with the intent to manufacture and distribute 500 grams or more or a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 50 grams of more of methamphetamine,” the sheriff’s office said.

6 of the 22 people indicted (Hamilton County Sheriff's Office)

If convicted, each defendant can be sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison and ordered to pay a fine not exceeding $10 million.

“This was a great effort to stop the flow of narcotics to our rural communities and sends a message to those who may try to deal meth in the future in Hamilton County,” said Hamilton County Sheriff Justin Caraway.

“The investigation continues with more arrests still to come. We feel there are more Defendants still tied to this criminal enterprise and we will not stop until each one is brought to justice.”


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50 comments:

  1. That’s methed up!

    You should do an article on the meth and heroin addicts of Afghanistan. Its not be related to our neighbors at the border but its drug related? Dogs getting high, shit is sad

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11030855/amp/AP-PHOTOS-Afghan-despair-poverty-fuel-addiction-scourge.html

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    1. Bit Mijo it's not related to Mexico.
      That's in the middle east.

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    2. @10:48 But for the grace of God there go you and I and everybody on this blog.

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    3. Iran has a bigger addiction problem.

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    4. I have to say that the article is worth checking out. Out of all things, I didn't think I would see addicted dogs " YES ADDICTED DOGS" smoking heroin or met with their owners.

      🤯

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    5. I’m Iranian and even I don’t care about what goes on in the Middle East. Also, would rather see more reporting and articles on Russia’s heroin problem if anything.

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    6. Dogs get addicted from eating addict poop from the street,
      like the Trumpanzees that get addicted to the cheeto poop sprouting on TV.
      Hi to my chiquitines...

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  2. That mandatory minimum for Meth is no joke. The leader on the Jose Stefano Duenas case got life for a few lbs. They are getting their boots smoked.

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  3. Just a smattering of f'ing losers peddling poison to the populace.

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  4. First group photo, lady with Red hair she's a cutie. Don't tell me she's going to jail.
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    1. That’s her before meth use picture, you should see her now.

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    2. 11:22 she looks now 10 years older, teeth falling out, gray hair. From Meth use.

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    3. 1212723 1122 will still hit even if shes HIV positive best believe

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    4. 8:11 nomas le esprimen un limón antes de echarse el jale...

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    5. 8:53 🤣🤣🤣 jale como el que te echas tu (Meth)?

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    6. Sir the super freak Limón en todo not just the food feet and booty too. To Sir its not worth entering unless its puckering extra acidity the better. It aint no fun unless its citrus sour cunt .

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    7. 11:44 Jale here means your crica, pendejo, your must need DDT and paraquat to delude before the lemmon juice...

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    8. 3:48 i always try to understand your Gibberish shit but i cant, i just cant 😢

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    9. 10:25 ...DDT and Paraquat to delouse your crica before the lemmon squeeze.

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  5. Mexico law should learn from this..... USA does .not cover faces or names of the criminals.

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  6. Some exemplary individuals

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  7. The problem with Mexico is the number of closeted homosexuals in the nation. For whatever reason homosexuality is rampant among Mexican men.

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    1. 2:59 speak for yourself.
      I am not a homo.

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    2. @2:59 you must be speaking from personal experience. Jajaja, did a Paisa get in your brown eye and leave you sprung on his chorizo but don't want to pipe you down no more😝

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    3. El 2:59 anda buscando macho pa que le saquen las lombrices.

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    4. The majority of the homosexual men come from southern Mexico jalisco being one of the biggest in that.

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    5. 1:04 jalisco is notorious for having homosexuals from other states specially sinaloa, see in jalisco specially Guadalajara they are really tolerant unlike the surrounding states that's the reason all gays from sinaloa and surrounding states go to guadalajara

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    6. 7:21 Why are you guys taking this weak bait

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    7. More like bisexuals. The problem I think is the spread of current rapid spread if HIV to the females from these bi groups. PREP is hardly abailable but they dont seem concerned. Big HIV numbers.

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    8. There are mexican closeted and out of the closet homos, but on the US they get Pride Parades and exclusive joints that cater to them, ads all over, politicians, military, police, Log Cabin Republicans, gays from Bohemian Grove reagan said they were the gayest shit all over, (or was it dirty tricky Dickie nixxon?)
      Bill Clinton was asked once if he had attended a party there to qualify for presidente but he did not answer.

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    9. 4:19 Nixon was the one who said that

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    10. 2:59
      It's rampant all over the world. How old are you?

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  8. How do you know this information? 🤣🤣🤣

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    1. 5:31 curiosilla la niña,
      keep asking until you find out.

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  9. Meth does mess up the body. It kills brain cells.

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    1. Yep. Cocaine is super bad for the heart and meth is super bad for the brain. Like yin and Yang. Pair that with the brain damage from meth’s sleep deprivation and it’s the perfect storm.

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    2. Bad company kills brain cells too, ask me...

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    3. I see a lot of homeless people on the street, most look out of it, because they are high on Meth. The money they use for begging goes to buy drugs. I bet since they have few cells of brain, they cannot comprehend between right and wrong.

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    4. @8:58 Austin has a big homelessness problem. Houston is just as bad in certain areas. El Paso also has homeless people wandering about. Overall Austin is the city that surprised me the most cause it's very beautiful there. Their "Keep Austin Weird" motto really lives up to their name.

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    5. But, but, but...
      tejas has no problems other than Ted Cruzinsky who gives political contributions to call girls who have abortions (for him most prolly) and become congresswomen...
      ted has another problem, Cancún is too far from Tejas

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  10. 24k a pound? hell mah not even shipping it to new zeland lol

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  11. I did not find El Zombies picture in here.

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    1. 12:20 but there is your whole family tree...
      send them parcels

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    2. 12:20 are you serious? The guy on the top of the red hair girl (bald dude with big ears and his eyes wide open) is SIR, he is out here in the comment section cause he snitched his way out, he is actually from sinaloa, so now you know

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    3. 10:29 are you sure that's him? He looks skinny. I pictured El Zombie Gordito since he is always on the computer, you would think he gained weight.

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    4. 6:48 weed makes you have the monchies which in returned makes you fat, Meth makes you no get tired and dont wantvto eat, thats why Sir is up all night just look at his eyes you can tell he was high as fuck when he got caught, any ways yea that's sir 100%

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    5. Is that really Sir? You guys are joking right.

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    6. It looks like SIR no joking.

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    7. 12:50
      Sir used to come in all hours day and night. Since he couldn't control himself, they barred him, from coming in here at night. I am glad I don't smoke meth.

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  12. Boy with all those busts, the prison's are getting full.

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