FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Four individuals have been arrested on criminal charges connected to their alleged involvement in fentanyl trafficking, which resulted in the tragic death of 27-year-old Cameron Mann, a dependent spouse of a Fort Cavazos soldier Spc. Craig Chamberlain.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division was able to determine that Mann died due to fentanyl poisoning, according to a press release.
According to court documents, Julio Bonilla-Tirado, known as "Falo," aged 36, from Copperas Cove; Gilberto Hernandez-Marin, also known as "Joyto," "Lento," "El Viejo," aged 28, from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico; Juan Cabral, also known as "Juanki," aged 31, from Bayamon, Puerto Rico; and Adxel Romero-Flores, known as "Axel," aged 31, also from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, were allegedly responsible for transporting more than two pounds of fentanyl pills into the Central Texas area, some of which led to the death of a U.S. Army dependent spouse.
Bonilla-Tirado was arrested by the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and the Copperas Cove Police Department in Copperas Cove on Sept. 14. Hernandez-Marin was arrested by the Puerto Rico Police Department on Oct. 8. Cabral was captured by the United States Marshal Service Puerto Rico Fugitive Task Force on Oct. 19. Romero-Flores is in jail in Puerto Rico for an unrelated criminal offense and awaits transfer into federal custody.
All four defendants, Bonilla-Tirado, Cabral, Romero-Flores, and Hernandez-Marin, are charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute at least 400 grams of fentanyl, resulting in death, and unlawful communications.
If convicted, each defendant faces a sentence ranging from 20 years to life in prison. The final sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge, taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza of the Western District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Maria Thomas for the Army CID Central Texas Field Office.
The Army CID is leading the investigation, with support from several agencies.