Zacarias Gomes Espinosa, 34; Jorge Rivera Albarran, 47; and Esteban Rivera, 18; were each charged with trafficking cocaine

arrest of five people on drug-related charges and the seizure of cocaine and more than $180,000 in cash.


Agents from Brunswick County, South Carolina and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, served a search warrant March 25 at a residence in Loris, S.C., where they found the cash, a stockpile of weapons and more than two kilograms of cocaine, according to a news release from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Officer.
Zacarias Gomes Espinosa, 34; Jorge Rivera Albarran, 47; and Esteban Rivera, 18; were each charged with trafficking cocaine, trafficking in ice, crank or crack, and possession of firearms by an unlawful alien.
The suspects there were armed, and agents seized several handguns, assault rifles and shotguns, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition during the search, the news release said.The Brunswick County drug unit had been investigating a drug trafficking organization operating in the southern end of the county when agents learned the organization was rooted in South Carolina. Agents in both areas worked together to find the hub of the drug operation in Loris, which was believed to be responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars of cocaine being distributed throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.Christopher Jerome Elleby, 29, was charged with trafficking cocaine and trafficking in ice, crank or crack.
Roberto Fonesca, 30, was charged with trafficking cocaine.