In Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, two men, Jorkelly Arnaldo González, 31, and Rafael Miranda Cruz, 42, are facing criminal charges for alleged possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. According to the Department of Justice Secretary, Lourdes L. Gómez Torres, the Carolina Prosecutor’s Office presented charges against the men after a raid on a property on Camino Pedro Martínez, where agents found cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.
The raid, carried out on Tuesday, October 13, yielded between two and three feet of cocaine, as well as 1,555 additional bags of the substance, and an unspecified amount of heroin and fentanyl. Prosecutor Juan Domínguez Villegas charged the men with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute and possession of paraphernalia, violating articles 401 and 412 of Puerto Rico’s Controlled Substances Law.
Judge Beatriz Verela Ríos determined probable cause for arrest on all charges and set a $20,000 bond for each defendant. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for October 28. The investigation was led by Police Agent Andrés Espinal Torres.
The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.