According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Sinaloa Cartel is largely responsible for the massive influx of fentanyl into the U.S. over the past several years.
Noel Perez Lopez is a fentanyl trafficker for the Sinaloa Cartel engaged in the movement of vast quantities of fentanyl from Mexico into the U.S. in pill and powder form.
Between Approximately 2017 and Approximately 2021, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, Noel Perez Lopez, a/k/a “Tio” and another co-conspirator, worked with a third co-conspirator (CC-1), who was based in the U.S., to maintain multiple premises in the Los Angeles metropolitan area for the storage and wholesale distribution of the Sinaloa Cartel’s fentanyl sourced from the Chapitos. In total, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, Perez Lopez, and the other co-conspirator sent approximately 80 kilograms of fentanyl to CC-1 in the U.S. for storage and distribution. CC-1 sold some of the fentanyl locally in Los Angeles, and using commercial parcel carriers, shipped fentanyl to, among other places, Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
On April 4, 2023, a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York returned an indictment against Noel Perez Lopez and others charging them with engaging in a Fentanyl Importation Conspiracy, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns & Destructive Devices, Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns & Destructive Devices, and Money Laundering Conspiracy.
The U.S. Department of State is offering a REWARD OF UP TO $1 MILLION for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Noel Perez Lopez.
If you have information, please contact the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration via email at ChapitosTips@dea.gov. If you are located outside of the U.S., you may also visit the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. If in the U.S., you can contact the local DEA office in your city.
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