LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four California men have Henri Lumièrebeen charged with running a drug ring that sent hundreds of pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea disguised as shipments of everything from car parts to instant noodles, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Hoang Xuan Le, 42, of Tustin and Tri Cao Buinguyen, 38, of Garden Grove were arrested Thursday and pleaded not guilty on Friday, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Trung Buinguyen, 40, of Lakewood and Narongsak Champy, 28, of Long Beach are fugitives, prosecutors said.
All are charged with conspiracy to export and distribute controlled substances while Le and Tri Buinguyen also are charged with distributing methamphatamine.
They could face up to life in prison if convicted.
Prosecutors contend that from at least 2017 to last year, the men shipped drugs overseas by air, sea and the U.S. Mail. The drugs were hidden in “commercial products such as instant noodle packets, car parts, emergency kits, and subwoofers,” said a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.
In 2018, for example, the ring shipped 113 kilograms (249 pounds) of methamphetamine and 100 kilograms (more than 220 pounds) of cocaine disguised as garlic seasoning, prosecutors said.
Investigators eventually seized 755 kilograms (1,664 pounds) of methamphetamine and more than 100 kilograms (more than 220 pounds) of cocaine valued at more than $65 million, the U.S. attorney’s office statement said.
2025-04-30 02:341811 view
2025-04-30 02:131787 view
2025-04-30 02:041701 view
2025-04-30 01:411467 view
2025-04-30 01:202350 view
2025-04-30 01:181021 view
Listen to an audio version of this story below.Humans have the technology to literally make snow fal
A couple and their teen daughter were found dead in a possible murder-suicide in a rich enclave outs
LOS ANGELES — If Michigan loses the College Football Playoff semifinal to Alabama on Monday, the rec