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AO Sl (Rev . 12/93) Criminal Ccmplaint E
United States District Court
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
‘ v. Criminal Complaint
CaseNo. 06—3']h,‘__
FRANCISCO BARRERA—LOPEZ, _
SALVADOR MARTINEZ-TORRES, and D 1
JOSE LUIS BECERRA-YEPEZ. __ D A
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I, the undersigned complainant, being duly sworn, state the following is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief. On or about March 24, 2006 in New Castle Cotmty, in the District of Delaware, the above—named defendants
did knowingly conspire to distribute tive kilograms or more of cocaine, a controlled substance
I in violation of Title 2l United States Code, Section(s) 846 and 841(a)g1) and gb}! 1 [QA). _
I further state that I am a(n) Special Agent, DEA and that this complaint is based l
Official Title
on the following facts:
See attached Affidavit
E Continued on the attached sheet and made a part hereof: Yes
Signature of Complainan ·
David B. Hughes 5
. Special Agent
Drug Enforcement Administration
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence,
Q March 27, 2006 at Wilmington, DE `
S Date _ City an te
Honorable Mary Pat Thynge _
United States Magistrate Judge ` ,Av£.A.¢/ '
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§ MAR 2 7 2005 {
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DISTRJCT OF DELAWARE

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AFFIDAVIT
‘ DAVID B. HUGHES, being duly sworn, states as follows:
1. I am a Special Agent (S/A) with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and
have been so employed for approximately five years and one half years. Prior to my employment t
with the DEA, I was employed as a Trooper with the Maryland State Police for approximately six
years. During my law enforcement tenure, I have participated in numerous investigations into the
unlawful distribution of narcotics in violation of federal and state laws. In the course of my
duties, I have conducted or participated in physical and electronic surveillance, undercover
transactions, the execution of search warrants, debriefing of informants, interviews of witnesses,
reviews of tape-recorded conversations involving drug trafficking activities, and analyses of
telephone toll records and other records kept by or relating to drug traffickers. Through my
training, education and experience, I have become familiar with methods in which illegal drugs
are imported, manufactured and distributed; methods of payment for such drugs; and methods
used by drug traffickers to avoid law enforcement detection, including methods used to disguise
the source and illegal nature of drug proceeds. I have also testified as an expert witness in
federal and/or state courts regarding the distribution, transportation and concealment of illegal .
drugs.
2. This Affidavit is in support of criminal complaints against and arrest warrants for
Salvador MART INEZ-TORRES (a.k.a. "CHAVA"), dfo/b— Jose Luis BECERRA-
YEPEZ, d/o/ln-, and Francisco BARERRA-LOPEZ (a.k.a. "PACO"), d/o/b
'_ I am the case agent responsible for the investigation in aid of which this application
is being made. This Affidavit is based on my personal knowledge and observations as well as
information provided to me by other law enforcement officers. Because this Affidavit is solely
for the purpose of establishing probable cause, not all facts relating to the investigation are
included herein.
3. During the month of Mar·ch 24, 2006, and the week prior, a Cecil County, Maryland
Drug Task Force Confidential Source Grereinafter referred to as the CS), under the direction and
control of Agents/Ofncers, initiated a series of consensually monitored, tape—recorded telephone
calls to MARTlNEZ—TORRES regarding the purchase and delivery of five kilograms of cocaine
for the price of $125,000.00 Dtuing the aforementioned telephone calls, th CS and TORRES-
MARTINEZ made fmal arrangements for the purchase and delivery of the five kilograms of
cocaine to occur on March 24, 2006, at the Delcastle Recreational Park located at 801
McKenrran’s Church Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19808.
4. On or about March 24, 2006, the CS, under the direction and control of
Agents/Officers, met with MARTINEZ-TORRES at the Delcastle Recreational Park located at
» 801 McKennan’s Church Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. Agents/Officers observed
MARTINEZ-TORRES enter the Delcastle Recreational Park from the northern most entrance
driving a maroon Chevrolet pickup truck, Maryland registration Q Upon the CS meeting
with MARTINEZ-TORRES, MARTHQEZ-TORRES made a series of direct—connect telephone
calls to initiate the delivery of live kilograms of cocaine to the CS at the Delcastle Recreational

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Park located at 801 McKennar1’s Church Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19808. Prior to the
, meeting with MARTINEZTORRES, the CS and CS vehicle were searched for money and/or
drugs with negative results. The CS was equipped with an electronic monitoring and recording
device that recorded the meeting.
5. Shortly thereafter, Agents/Officers observed two Mexican males in a Chevrolet
Beretta, Delaware registration- entered the Delcastle Recreational Park from the northern
most entrance and parked approximately a quarter mile away from the CS and MARTINEZ-
TORRES. The driver was later identified as Jose Luis BECERRA—YEPEZ and the tront seat
passenger was later identified Francisco BARRERA-LOPEZ. Immediately thereafter, the CS
and MARTINEZ-'1`ORRES entered MART INEZ-TORR.ES’ pickup truck and drove
approximately a quarter mile where they met with BECERRA-YEPEZ and BARRERA-LOPEZ.
During the meeting, BECERRA-YEPEZ and BARRERA-LOPEZ allowed the CS and
MARTINEZ-TORRES to observe the tive kilograms of cocaine. Agents/Officers were able to
contemporaneously monitor the meeting and the CS’ observation of the tive kilograms of cocaine
via the electronic monitoring and recording device worn by the CS. Pursuant to the meeting and
observations made by the CS, Agents! Officers immediately converged on and executed the arrest -
of MARTINELTORRES, BECERRA—YEPEZ, and BARRERA—LOPEZ. A search of the
Chevrolet Beretta incident to arrest produced tive kilograms of cocaine concealed in a cardboard
speaker box on the tloorboard behind the driver’s seat. -
6. Upon arrival to the DEA Wilmington Resident Office, MARTINEZ-TORRES,
BECERRAXEPEZ, and BARRERA—LOPEZ were advised of their Miranda rights and agreed to
be interviewed. During the interview, MARTINEZ-TORRES confessed to arranging the five
kilogram cocaine transaction and stated that he was to be paid $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 for
negotiating the transaction. MARTINEZLTORRES further advised that he primarily negotiated
this transaction with BARRERA—LOPEZ who was known to him as "PACO". During the
interview, BECERRA—YEPEZ confessed to retrieving the five kilograms of cocaine from an
unknown Hispanic male in Wihnington, Delaware prior to meeting with BARRERA-LOPEZ and
driving him to the Delcastle Recreational Park. BECERRA-YEPEZ advised that while en route
to the Delcastle Recreational Park, BARRERA-LOPEZ also known to him as "PACO”, engaged
in a series of telephone calls with an unknown male regarding the purchase and delivery of Eve
kilograms of cocaine. BECERRA-YEPEZ further advised that he was to be paid $3.00.00 for his
participation in the delivery of tive kilograms of cocaine. BARRERA-LOPEZ declined to be
interviewed regarding the purchase and delivery of the tive kilograms of cocaine.
· 7. All suspected cocaine recovered field-tested positive for the presence of cocaine.
Based upon my training, knowledge and experience, Ibelieve that the above substance seized is
powder cocaine. This conclusion is based on factors including the color, texture, smell, and
, appearance of the substance.
8. Based on the foregoing facts and my training, knowledge and experience, it is my
opinion that MARTINEZ-TORRES, BECERRAJKEPEZ, and BARRERA-LOPEZ conspired to
distribute live kilograms of cocaine and that their possession ofthe cocaine was consistent with
the intent to distribute it.

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S 9. Based on the foregoing facts, Affiant submits that there is probable cause to believe
, that MARTINEZ-TORRES, BECERRA-YEPEZ, and BARRERA-LOPEZ conspired to
l - distribute tive kilograms or more of cocaine, a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21,
United States Code, Sections 846 and 84l(a)(l) and (b)(l)(A), and therefore respectfully requests
that the Court issue a criminal complaint and arrest warrants against MARTHQEZ-TORRES,
g BECERRA-YEPEZ, ar1dBARRERA-LOPEZ.
T Special Agent David B. Hughes é
DEA
_ Sworn to and subscribed before
2 S me this 27th day of March 2006.
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