TUCSON, Ariz. — Jose Gracia-Vega, 28, of Tucson, was arrested Oct. 17, by members of the Arizona Strike Force that includes special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for Possession with Intent to Distribute 27 pounds of methamphetamine and was charged by criminal complaint Oct. 18.
Ulises Yescas-Garcia, 23, of Tucson, and Sebastian Higuera-Fuentes, 22, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico were also arrested for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and the distribution of methamphetamine in Tucson beginning in February of this year. Yescas-Garcia and Higuera-Fuentes were both charged earlier by indictment.
Yescas-Garcia and Higuera-Fuentes were charged Oct. 2, in a seven-count indictment with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, and Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Methamphetamine in United States District Court, case CR-24-6720-TUC-RCC. The indictment alleges that they conspired with one another and others to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in Tucson beginning in February 2024 and distributed that methamphetamine on at least six occasions during the time of the conspiracy.
On Oct. 17, Gracia-Vega was arrested after being found in possession of approximately 27 pounds of methamphetamine destined for sale in Tucson. According to the complaint, Gracia-Vega met with Higuera-Fuentes that morning and provided him methamphetamine for later distribution. Higuera-Fuentes and Yescas-Garcia were arrested that same day on the charges set forth in the Oct. 2 indictment.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Strike Force operation. The OCDETF Strike Force Initiative identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.
The investigation is being conducted by HSI, FBI, DEA, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Marana Police Department, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The United States District of Arizona, Tucson, is handling the prosecution.
All those arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.