Two Defendants Appear in Federal Court on Indictment
Charging Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin
Multi-Agency Investigation of Large Heroin Drug Trafficking Ring Results in Federal Indictment
MEDFORD, OR—Ismael Anaya, aka “Chivo,” 27, and Eliot Delavirgen, aka “Alex,” 33,
appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke on federal drug charges. A federal
indictment alleges that Anaya and Delavirgen were part of a criminal conspiracy to possess and
distribute heroin. The penalty for the conspiracy charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence
of ten years with a maximum of life and a $4,000,000 fine. The indictment also contains a
forfeiture allegation seeking forfeiture of proceeds of the heroin trafficking and property used to
facilitate the heroin trafficking. Anaya is scheduled to appear on Wednesday, October 7, and
Delavirgen on Tuesday, October 13 for detention hearings.
The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury as part of an ongoing investigation
of an alleged heroin drug trafficking organization working out of the Rogue Valley. The
numerous local, state and federal law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation
include: FBI, Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement Team, Medford Police Department,
Drug Enforcement Administration, ICE, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Southern Oregon
TNT, Oregon State Police, RADE Team, Ashland Police Department, Grants Pass Police
Department, Josephine County Sheriff’s Department, Talent Police Department, Phoenix Police
Department, Central Point Police Department, Klamath Falls Police Department, DHS-Child
Welfare, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jackson County District Attorney’s Office and the Oregon
Department of Justice.
The multi-agency investigation resulted in approximately 160 municipal, county, state,
and federal law enforcement officers executing 14 search warrants early on the morning of
October 4, 2009 at various locations throughout Jackson County.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Pamala R. Holsinger and Byron
Chatfield.
An indictment is only an accusation of a crime, and a defendant should be presumed
innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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