WEST CHESTER, PA — Five members of the “Bad Bunny” drug trafficking gang which is responsible for numerous overdose deaths in the region have been arrested in Chester County, the district attorney’s office announced Tuesday.
David Arroyo, 27, Miguel Jorge-Ortiz, 35, Neil Perez, 29, and Jose Guzman, 49, all of Philadelphia, were taken into custody.
“Drug trafficking does not stop at the Chester County border,” Chester County District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe said in a statement. “Our detectives are committed to working with all of our local, state, and federal partners to investigate drug suppliers bringing deadly drugs into our community.”
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The arrests are the result of a year-long investigation into fentanyl trafficking in both Philadelphia and Chester County. The “Bad Bunny” gang logo was stamped on fentanyl that was found at a fatal overdose in Phoenixville in 2023, triggering the investigation, according to authorities.
Back on Sept. 13, a total of twelve search warrants were executed at nine different locations and three vehicles around the region. Police were able to seize 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 2 kilograms of cocaine, $25,000 in cash, two assault rifles, three handguns, and more than 1,500 baggies of packaged fentanyl, officials said.
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The warrants also revealed what the DA’s office described as a “full-scale fentanyl-packaging operation.”
The men were all charged with conspiracy, possession with the intent to deliver, corrupt organizations, and related counts.
A number of other dealers and gang members associated with Bad Bunny have already been arrested.
Preliminary hearings are set for November before Magisterial District Judge James Kovaleski.
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