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Drug trafficking investigation (public safety)
Cold Case · Open
2 years waiting · since 2023
FRANCISCO FABIAN TORRES GAONA
Justice for Drug trafficking investigation (public safety) — the trail went cold in 2023, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Francisco Fabian Torres Gaona currently located and who are his known associates in the trafficking network?
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evidence
Lead #2What other shipments using fire extinguishers and scrap metal loads may be connected to this smuggling operation?
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vehicle
Lead #3What vehicles, vessels, or transportation methods were used to move narcotics across the border?
Francisco Fabian Torres Gaona is wanted for his alleged role in a sophisticated drug smuggling operation that transported fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin from Mexico into the United States using concealed compartments in fire extinguishers and scrap metal loads. A federal arrest warrant was issued on December 21, 2023, in the Central District of California after Torres Gaona was charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances. His current whereabouts remain unknown, and information from the public could be critical to locating him and disrupting this trafficking network.
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#809
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Central District of California
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contact
Lead #4Who were the suppliers in Mexico and the distributors in the United States involved in this conspiracy?
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clue
Lead #5Are there other individuals still at large who were part of this drug trafficking scheme?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances and to Distribute Controlled Substances for the Purpose of Unlawful Importation; Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances; Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances Caution: Francisco Fabian Torres Gaona is wanted for his alleged involvement in a scheme to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico into the United States – narcotics that allegedly were packed into fire extinguishers and concealed in scrap metal loads. On December 21, 2023, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Francisco Fabian Torres Gaona in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, after he was charged with conspiracy to import controlled substances and to distribute controlled substances for the purpose of unlawful importation, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
Timeline of Events
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2023-12-21
Federal arrest warrant issued
Francisco Fabian Torres Gaona was charged with conspiracy to import controlled substances and to distribute controlled substances for the purpose of unlawful importation, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances in the United States District Court, Central District of California.
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Case Information
Incident:December 21, 2023
Last Updated:September 12, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:December 21, 2023
Last Updated:September 12, 2026