Sinaloa Cartel Connection: Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty in Charles Town
Mexican National Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Operation
The Panhandle News Network | Thursday, April 10, 2025
A Mexican national, Jose Alberto Camarena Rocha, has pleaded guilty to participating in a significant drug trafficking operation that affected the Eastern Panhandle, including communities like Charles Town and Ranson. Connecting with the Sinaloa Drug Cartel, Rocha supplied heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl in the area, which prosecutors claim was distributed locally. This case is part of a larger crackdown on drug trafficking as part of Operation Take Back America, and Rocha faces severe sentencing, potentially up to life imprisonment, for his actions connected to this nationwide initiative, as investigated by local and federal law enforcement agencies. The Panhandle News Network has reported on this critical development in the fight against drug-related crime in the region.
