Klamath Falls, Ore. – A jury has found one of the suspects behind the largest drug raid in Oregon history ‘guilty’ on all charges.
Jose Buenaventura Vinals faced multiple counts of racketeering, and delivery of methamphetamine.
The history of the case dates back to October of 2012, when two men were found burned to death outside of Bonanza.
While Vinals is not a suspect in their murders, police believe he had links to a cartel behind the killings.
Information from that case led to a major drug raid the next year.
Investigators say Vinals was one of the kingpins behind a meth ring that triggered ‘Operation Trojan Horse’.
That raid happened in May of 2013, and led to the arrest of nearly 40 people.
Police say that while Vinals had worked as an informant, he continued to sell drugs illegally – selling as much as a pound of meth a week.
The jury found Vinals ‘guilty’ on 9 counts of delivery of methamphetamine, and one count of racketeering.
Sentencing has been scheduled for March 14th.
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