Two more members of a wide-ranging drug trafficking ring based out of Arlington were sentenced Thursday. FOX13
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced 38-year-old Aaron Alarcon-Castaneda of Chino, California was sentenced to six years in prison, and 65-year-old Steven Del Vecchio of Snohomish was sentenced to nine years.several other ring members"While each of these men played a different role, such conduct was integral to spreading poison throughout our community," said Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.
In the 2020 operation, detectives seized 143 pounds of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of heroin, 35,000 fentanyl pills, 24 firearms and $778,000 in cash. Ringleader Cesar Valdez-Sanudo was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Jan. 2023.PREVIOUS COVERAGE:Alarcon-Castenada brokered a 44-pound methamphetamine shipment from California to Washington, which was seized by law enforcement; he was shortly after identified in the wiretap investigation.
Law enforcement intervened to prevent him from going through with the torture. When searching his home, drugs were found hidden in "everything from laundry soap bottles to the kitchen garbage can." Del Vecchio, also referred to as Delvecchio in court documents, is a known drug dealer and ten-time convicted felon. He was previously arrested in June 2020 in an investigation from the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force, where meth, heroin, fentanyl, 19 guns and $115,000 in cash were recovered.that got Valdez-Sanudo and his drug ring associates indicted.that I have read and agree
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