SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Eight men and one woman have been indicted in connection with a cocaine network by Attorney General Marty Jackley.
In a news release, the network operated out of Davison County. The nine suspects were indicted October 29. All 36 charges are felonies involving cocaine.
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Milton Velasques-Barrera, 35, is charged with six counts each of Distribution of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, Distribution to a Controlled Substance, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Brian Medrano-Eudales, 32, is charged with one count each of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Estuardo Corado, 31, is charged with two counts each of Distribution to a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone and Possession of a Controlled Substance, and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Guillermo Hernandez, 27, is charged with one count each of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Distribution of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Josselin Zuniga, 32, is charged with one count each of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Accessory to a Crime.
Timothy Antonie, 50; Jorge Prendes, 39; Hector Cartagena, 38; and Michael Morrison, 47, each face one count of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
The charges occurred between March 1 and September 1 of 2025.
Three of the suspects, Velasques-Barrera, Hernandez and Zuniga, all from Guatemala, also face immigration charges.