65 Members of the Angel Ayala Vazquez Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted
$100 Million Forfeiture Count

OCT 02, 2009 -- SAN JUAN, P.R. - On September 28, 2009 a federal Grand Jury in the District of Puerto Rico issued a seven-count superseding indictment, charging 65 defendants with federal drug trafficking offenses pursuant to DEA HIDTA San Juan lead OCDETF investigation named Operation Planet Reggae This morning DEA agents, along with agents from other federal and state law enforcement agencies, arrested 38 members of the Angel Ayala Vazquez (aka “ El Negro, Angelo Millones, El Buster, Papa Upa ” ) drug trafficking organization. Ayala Vazquez ’ organization has been in operation since 1995 at the Jose Celso Barbosa and Sierra Linda Public Housing Projects in Bayamon. This organization is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Puerto Rico. >> Full Story

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• Factsheets:
  The World Factbook: www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
  The World Leaders:
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• Other Relevant Sites:
  Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: www.state.gov/p/inl
  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: www.gobierno.pr
  Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission: www.cicad.oas.org
  National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information: ncadi.samhsa.gov
  National Drug Intelligence Center: www.usdoj.gov/ndic
  National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.drugabuse.gov
  Office of National Drug Control Policy: www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
  Partnership for a Drug Free Puerto Rico: www.alianzaprsindrogas.org
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
  United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime: www.unodc.org
  U.S. Embassies and Consulates: usembassy.state.gov
  United States Virgin Islands: www.gov.vi