Guatemalan National Extradited to the United States to Face Federal Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

MIAMI - A Guatemalan national has been extradited to the United States to face charges in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Roberto Carlo Giron Hernandez, a/k/a "Gordo," a/k/a "RC," 49, is scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami tomorrow.

According to court documents, Giron Hernandez is charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe that the cocaine would be imported into the United States. Guatemalan authorities arrested Giron Hernandez on February 3, pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant.

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned a one-count indictment charging Giron Hernandez with conspiracy to distribute cocaine for importation into the United States. If convicted, Giron Hernandez faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, and DEA Guatemala Country Attaché Aubree Fierro made the announcement.

DEA Miami Field Division and DEA Guatemala Country Office are investigating the case. The Department of Justice's Office of International Affairs, Department of State, and the Guatemalan government provided valuable assistance in securing the arrest and extradition of Giron Hernandez.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn Kirkpatrick is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at https://http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 24-cr-20408.

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