Mocobizscene- Norma Flores-Fernandez, also known as “Norma Camarillo,” a 55-year-old Mexican national, has been arrested and extradited to the United States. She is facing charges that include conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute heroin. On September 24, 2023, she was apprehended in Mexico and subsequently brought to the U.S. for legal proceedings. On January 2, 2024, she appeared in a U.S. federal court, entered a plea of not guilty, and was detained.

Key Points

- According to the indictment, Flores-Fernandez is linked to a drug trafficking organization based in Guadalajara, Mexico, which was active in distributing narcotics across the United States.
- From March 2018 to December 2019, as part of this operation, she coordinated the distribution of approximately 15 kilograms of cocaine in Chicago and around 5.6 kilograms of heroin in Bergen County, both intercepted by law enforcement.
- Four co-conspirators, including Oscar Alberto Flores-Fernandez, 53; Dario Camarillo, 60; Laura Vanessa Diosa-Giraldo, 30; and Emilio Gutierrez-Martinez, aka “Jose Silvetre-Soto,” 39, have already pleaded guilty to narcotics offenses.
- Oscar Alberto Flores-Fernandez, also a Mexican citizen, was extradited to the U.S. from Peru.
- The charges against Norma Flores-Fernandez carry a potential maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a fine of up to $10 million for each count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin.

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