Chester County authorities dubbed an investigation into a cocaine-trafficking ring “Operation Snowflake,” an operation that has generated copious time behind cold steel bars.
District Attorney Tom Hogan said two defendants received state prison terms last week. Omar Lopez-Jurado, 31, of Coatesville, was ordered to spend 12 to 24 years in jail, and Jaime Moreno-Gomez, 39, of Oxford, received a 10- to 20-year term.
Hogan said the investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police concluded in July 2011 when police seized approximately a kilogram of cocaine, multiple firearms, and over $60,000 from six defendants accused of distributing cocaine in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. He said investigators believe that multiple kilograms of cocaine were being driven into southern Chester County each week from Indiana.
“The assigned investigators dedicated a great deal of time and effort into this operation and were committed to removing this drug-trafficking organization from the community,” said State Police Capt. William White. Hogan said the Kennett Square and New Garden Police Departments assisted in the investigation.
In addition to Lopez-Jurado and Moreno-Gomez, Hogan said Heraclio Bernal-Cruz, 34, of Oxford, was sentenced in May to 24 to 48 years of incarceration. Two defendants with lesser roles in the cocaine-distribution ring were also sentenced last week: Victor L. Palacios, 45, of Coatesville, received 11 ½ to 23 months, and Awilda Ramos Gonzalez, 34, of Coatesville, was ordered to spend 2 ½ to 5 years in prison. Cesario Bedolla Mora, 27, of Oxford, is awaiting sentencing, according to court records.
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