Jacinto Torres
Jacinto Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who managed the East Los Angeles cocaine distribution hub for Danilo Blandón's trafficking network.
Jacinto Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who managed the East Los Angeles Cocaine distribution hub for Danilo Blandón's trafficking network. Along with his brother Edgar, Jacinto handled the distribution operations that moved Blandón's cocaine to street-level dealers.1
The Torres Brothers Network
Jacinto Torres told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Meneses was "routinely flying quantities of 200 to 400 kilograms from Miami to the West Coast" to supply Blandón's booming business. The Torres brothers were among the first to cooperate with law enforcement, providing LAPD detective Jerry Guzzetta with detailed information about Blandón's operations, the Contra connection, and the airfields in New Orleans and Texas where Contra cocaine was allegedly being flown in. Their cooperation formed the foundation of Project Sahara, the investigation that nearly exposed the Contra-drug connection before being shut down.2
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