Fourteen suspects have been arrested in connection to an Indianapolis-area methamphetamine ring, U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler announced in a Wednesday press release.
The following were arrested Wednesday morning by federal, state and local officials in Marion, Vigo and Morgan counties on gun and drug-related charges:
Honan M. Rivera Bonilla, 25, Indianapolis
Ramon E. Rivera Bonilla, 21, Indianapolis
Charles G. Talley, 33, Mooresville
Thresa A. Talley, 44, Mooresville
Larry A. Key, 27, Indianapolis
Amanda S. Sims, 34, Martinsville
Brian E. Ridener, 42, Martinsville
Brandon L. Ross, 33, Terre Haute
Amanda M. Dill, 30, Dubois
Osman R. Diaz-Reyes, 41, El Salvador
Joshua B. Camplin, 34, Martinsville
Michael A. Bones, 39, Terre Haute
Martin Gonzalez, Jr., 26, Indianapolis
Ronald L. Woods, 42, Indianapolis
The release says the ring was set up on "fronting," meaning the suspects would receive the drugs from someone above them on the chain either for free or at partial-cost, sell the drugs and then pay their supplier in full.
Key and the Rivera Bonillas would supply meth to Charles and Thresa Talley. The Talleys would then supply the meth to Sims, Ridener and Ross to distribute in Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Mooresville, Ind., and Martinsville.
Diaz-Reyes, Camplin and Woods were also arrested on firearm possession-related charges, according to the release.
The investigation by various law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Indiana State Police, led to the seizure of 24 firearms and 13 pounds of methamphetamine in the ring bust, according to the release.
In total, the indictment lays out 11 counts among the 14 suspects. The counts include Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. The alleged crimes trace back to June 2014.
“The violence and social devastation that methamphetamine brings to our communities is a problem that law enforcement needs to address.” Minkler said in the release. “Preventing violent crime through dismantling drug trafficking organizations remains a top priority of my office, and I will use every available federal resource to help keep our communities safe.”
“All defendants face decades in prison if convicted,” the release reads.
Ike Hajinazarian
