Cocaine Cowboys: Texas UPS Workers Charged With Running Drugs

Five people in Texas, two of whom work for UPS, have been charged with trafficking cocaine via shipping packages.

The operation seems simple. One of the men charged, Javier Mendoza, would bring the packages to UPS employees Orlando Almanza and Fidencio Salinas. Jose Lozano provided fake shipping labels and Bernardo Gamez stored the drugs at his house.

Police seized about 60 kilograms of cocaine. All five suspects are charged with conspiracy with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. All face up to life in prison and a fine of up to $10 million.

A spokesperson told CBS News: "We are aware of the incident involving two UPS employees and we're cooperating with the investigation. As this is an ongoing investigation, we are not able to make additional comments at this time, but instead defer to investigating authorities."

I have no snarky comment to add here, though I will be looking at UPS trucks a bit differently from now on.

[Image: UPS]

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