休斯顿15人被控贩毒共谋与枪支罪：29项起诉指其以餐车和多处毒品屋分销多类毒品
美国德克萨斯州哈里斯县休斯顿市一个贩毒组织2025年5月22日被联邦检方起诉：一份29项罪名的起诉书当天解封，共指控12名男子和3名女子参与贩毒组织及相关枪支犯罪，其中9人已被捕并首次出庭，3人在逃。
据司法部公布的法庭文件，被告所属的贩毒组织分销冰毒、可卡因粉末、快克可卡因、海洛因、羟考酮、阿普唑仑（Xanax）、裸盖菇蘑菇和大麻。起诉书称，被告使用多处毒品屋和一辆餐车存放毒品、进行毒品交易，并通过美国邮政邮件和休斯顿不同社区的住宅分销冰毒等毒品；其中6名被告还被控与贩毒相关的枪支罪名。起诉书还提到，2023年6月，海关与边境保护局人员曾查获29公斤冰毒，当时一名被告正试图将其运入美国。这份起诉书5月14日以密封状态提交，5月22日解封。
司法部刑事司负责人 Matthew R. Galeotti 表示：「如起诉书所述，这个贩毒组织直接从墨西哥进口冰毒，利用美国邮件、一辆墨西哥餐车和休斯顿不同社区的住宅分销、出售冰毒和其他危险毒品。几名被告还被控在推进贩毒活动中使用枪支，尽管此前已被判重罪仍非法持有枪支。」德克萨斯州南区联邦检察官 Nicholas J. Ganjei 表示，被告被控经营一个多类毒品分销网络，并如毒品交易中常见的那样使用非法枪支推进其活动；部分指控显示冰毒据称来自墨西哥，这凸显其办公室边境执法的重要性。国土安全调查局（HSI）休斯顿办公室特别探员主管 Chad Plantz 表示，这个跨国犯罪组织多年来向当地社区大量输入致命毒品，调查人员与休斯顿警察局及有组织犯罪毒品执法专案组伙伴合作，揭露并捣毁了其贩毒网络。
量刑方面，James Michael Brewer（绰号 Creeper，33岁）、Jonathan Alvarado（绰号 Joker，28岁）、Hector Luis Lopez（绰号 Capulito，23岁）、Alfredo Gomez（绰号 Fredo，26岁）和 Victor Norris Ellison（35岁）同为休斯顿居民，被控贩毒与枪支罪名，如定罪每人面临最低15年、最高终身监禁，枪支罪名还可另加最高15年；另9名被告被控贩毒罪名，如定罪每人面临最低10年、最高终身监禁；Marcos Rene Simaj-Guch（绰号 Taco Man，41岁）被控贩毒，如定罪面临最低5年、最高40年监禁。
出庭与在逃情况方面，9名被告已在联邦治安法官 Yvonne Ho 面前首次出庭；Enzo Xavier Dominguez（32岁）、William Alexander Lazo（21岁）和 Alfredo Gomez 在押、将陆续首次出庭；Jose Francisco Garcia-Martinez（绰号 Paco，29岁，墨西哥公民）、Marcos Rene Simaj-Guch 和 Jose Eduardo Morales（绰号 Primo，22岁，休斯顿居民）3人被列为在逃，逮捕令仍然有效。
此案由国土安全调查局与休斯顿警察局主导调查，联邦调查局、烟酒枪炮及爆炸物管理局和德克萨斯州刑事司法委员会监察长办公室协助；司法部刑事司暴力犯罪与敲诈勒索科出庭律师 Ralph Paradiso、Amanda Kotula 与德克萨斯州南区助理联邦检察官 Francisco Rodriguez 负责起诉。此案是司法部刑事司在休斯顿打击暴力犯罪倡议的一部分，也是全国性「夺回美国行动」的一部分。起诉书只是指控，所有被告在法庭上被证明有罪之前均推定无罪。（来源：美国司法部）
Fifteen Charged in Houston With Drug Conspiracy and Weapons Offenses in 29-Count Indictment
A drug trafficking organization in Houston, Harris County, Texas, was charged by federal prosecutors on May 22, 2025: a 29-count indictment unsealed that day charged 12 men and 3 women for their roles in the organization and related gun offenses. Nine defendants had been arrested and made initial appearances, and three remained fugitives.
According to court documents released by the Justice Department, the defendants were part of a drug trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine, powder cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, oxycodone, Xanax, psilocybin mushrooms, and marijuana. The indictment alleges the defendants used several drug houses and a food truck to store illegal drugs and conduct drug transactions, and used the U.S. mail and homes in different Houston neighborhoods to distribute and sell methamphetamine and other drugs; six of the defendants face additional charges for gun crimes relating to their alleged drug trafficking. In one notable instance in June 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 29 kilograms of methamphetamine that one defendant was attempting to transport into the United States, according to the charges. The indictment was returned under seal on May 14 and unsealed on May 22.
“As alleged, this drug trafficking organization imported methamphetamine directly from Mexico and used the U.S. mail, a taco truck, and homes in different Houston neighborhoods to distribute and sell methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs,” said Matthew R. Galeotti, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. “Several of the defendants are also alleged to have used firearms in furtherance of their narcotics trafficking and illegally possessed firearms despite having previously been convicted of felonies.” U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei for the Southern District of Texas said the defendants were alleged to have engaged in a multi-drug narcotics distribution ring and to have used illegal firearms to facilitate their enterprise, and that some charges indicate methamphetamine was allegedly sourced from Mexico. Chad Plantz, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) Houston, said the transnational criminal organization had for years flooded local communities with deadly narcotics, and that investigators working with the Houston Police Department and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces partners exposed and dismantled the scheme.
On penalties, James Michael Brewer, also known as Creeper, 33; Jonathan Alvarado, also known as Joker, 28; Hector Luis Lopez, also known as Capulito, 23; Alfredo Gomez, also known as Fredo, 26; and Victor Norris Ellison, 35, all of Houston, were indicted on drug trafficking and firearm charges and, if convicted, each faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison, with the firearms offenses carrying up to another 15 years. Nine other defendants indicted on drug trafficking charges each face, if convicted, a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison. Marcos Rene Simaj-Guch, also known as Taco Man, 41, charged with drug trafficking, faces a mandatory minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years if convicted.
Nine defendants made initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Yvonne Ho. Enzo Xavier Dominguez, 32, William Alexander Lazo, 21, and Alfredo Gomez were in custody and expected to make initial appearances. Three others were considered fugitives with warrants outstanding: Mexican national Jose Francisco Garcia-Martinez, also known as Paco, 29; Marcos Rene Simaj-Guch; and Jose Eduardo Morales, also known as Primo, 22, of Houston.
ICE-HSI and the Houston Police Department led the investigation, with assistance from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Texas Board of Criminal Justice - Office of the Inspector General. Trial Attorneys Ralph Paradiso and Amanda Kotula of the Criminal Division's Violent Crime and Racketeering Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Francisco Rodriguez for the Southern District of Texas are prosecuting the case. The case is part of the Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative in Houston and of Operation Take Back America. An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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