CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Two California brothers were convicted for their role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of drugs to a drug-trafficking organization in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Lorenzo A Marquez, 32, and Adam A. Marquez, 27, were found guilty after a nine-day federal trial in Cape Girardeau.
According to federal prosecutors, evidence in the trial showed that the brothers were California-based suppliers of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine, which were shipped to southeast Missouri in checked luggage on commercial flights.
Law enforcement said they seized drugs and cash in Detroit, Memphis and Nashville airports, along with a traffic stop in Perry County, Mo.
Prosecutors said on March 3, 2022, three drug couriers were caught in Detroit on their way to southeast Mo. Approximately 60 pounds of methamphetamine and three pounds of cocaine were taken.
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Evidence in the trial reportedly showed that the couriers made several flights between southeast Mo. and Los Angeles, Calf., transporting the drugs and cash.
The trial began on February 23, 2026, and lasted nine days before reaching a verdict.
The brothers are scheduled to be sentenced on June 11. They face a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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