FARGO (KFGO) – Nine people have been indicted on federal drug charges after a multi-state investigation into methamphetamine trafficking that included a raid last month in Oakes, North Dakota.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says seven men and two women face charges. The indictments say the nine have ties to the “Almighty Latin King Nation” Street gang.
They’re from Oakes, Belcourt, North Dakota, Wells, and Audubon, Minnesota and Aberdeen, South Dakota. The case is part of “Operation Crown Down,” an organized drug enforcement task force that targeted meth sales in North Dakota and other states.
If convicted, those charged could face potential life prison sentences.
The defendants arrested are:
Ricardo Jaquez, 46, Oakes, North Dakota
Israel David Flores, a/k/a Izzy, 45, Audubon, Minnesota
Michelle Lee Fuller, 38, Audubon, Minnesota
Jose Manuel Jaquez, a/k/a Cash, 36, Oakes, North Dakota
Jacob Edward Lambert, 37, Oakes, North Dakota
Ashley Marie Bleecker, 40, Belcourt, North Dakota
Alfredo Hernandez Jaquez, a/k/a Freddy, 47, Wells, Minnesota
Wesley Wayne Tolleson, 37, Wells, Minnesota
Jason Leonard Gulden, 44, Aberdeen, South Dakota
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