By KC Reporter |
May 14, 2024
Three residents of southwest Missouri are among five defendants indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Federal agents seized 16 kilograms of cocaine while arresting two co-defendants in Texas. The individuals involved include Mario Jose Castillo, 55, of Springfield, Mo.; Christhian Eduardo Cruz-Pineda, 22, a citizen of Honduras residing in Springfield; Johnathan David Emerson, 47, a resident of Willard, Mo.; and Bryan Ramirez-Aguero, 33, a citizen of Honduras, and Erika Martinez Hernandez, 40, a citizen of Mexico both residing in Grand Prairie, Texas.