Man faces federal charges for cocaine trafficking, unlawful gun possession, illegal reentry

Raul Bello Rojas, a 43-year-old antecedently convicted undocumented migrant from Mexico, appeared successful tribunal Friday facing national charges for cocaine trafficking, unlawful weapon possession, and amerciable reentry.

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The charges against Rojas see possession with intent to administer 5 kilograms oregon much of cocaine, unlawful possession of firearms, and amerciable reentry into the United States. These charges are portion of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide inaugural aimed astatine combating amerciable migration and transnational transgression organizations.

According to the indictment, Rojas allegedly possessed a 9mm handgun and a .380 caliber handgun successful furtherance of his cause trafficking activities.

He has been antecedently removed from the United States aggregate times. The indictment besides includes a forfeiture announcement for implicit $64,000 successful U.S. currency seized during the execution of a hunt warrant. Rojas has been successful national custody since his apprehension connected Feb. 28.

“Rojas is charged with possession with intent to administer cocaine, which, based connected the bulk quantities Rojas possessed, carries a mandatory minimum condemnation of 10 years successful national prison, up to a condemnation of beingness successful prison; possession of a firearm successful furtherance of a cause trafficking crime, which carries a mandatory consecutive condemnation and a statutory punishment of beingness successful prison; possession of a firearm by an (undocumented immigrant) which carries a situation condemnation of up to 15 years; and amerciable reentry, which carries a punishment of up to 10 years successful prison,” officials said.