United States Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas

10/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2024 10:14

Garden City woman indicted for drug trafficking

Press Release

Garden City woman indicted for drug trafficking

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas

WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman on charges related to drug trafficking.

According to court documents, Nicole Rae Kiesel, 38, of Garden City is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ola Odeyemi is prosecuting the case.

OTHER INDICTMENTS

Enrique Alonso Estrada-Barrios, 26, of Belen, New Mexico, is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ola Odeyemi is prosecuting the case.

Armando Venzor-Marquez, 37, of Great Bend is charged with one count of unlawful re-entry after deportation and one count of possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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Updated October 2, 2024
Topic
Drug Trafficking
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