Two drug dealers who fled from the Bay Area while out on bond awaiting federal drug trafficking charges were extradited from Honduras and sentenced to prison for 82 months and 34 months by U.S. District Court judges.
Victor Viera-Chirinos, who showed a “savviness as a trafficker,” was among 14 defendants indicted in August 2019 for trafficking large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine in San Francisco’s infamous Tenderloin neighborhood.
Viera-Chirinos, who managed portions of the network’s drug trafficking activities, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to possess and distribute controlled substances. He was released on bond in April 2020.
Charging documents alleged Viera-Chirinos, 42, collected money from street dealers for housing, while they were trafficking drugs for the organization. He also ensured they were supplied with drugs for trafficking activities….