Nineteen individuals have been charged in a series of four federal indictments alleging the illegal possession of firearms and machineguns and trafficking hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills and hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in central Indiana.
As part of this multiagency operation, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers from 16 different law enforcement agencies, served arrest warrants and search warrants at 18 locations in Central Indiana and in Arizona on Thursday morning. Sixteen individuals were arrested and are in federal custody. Three remain as fugitives.
Two of the individuals known to be in Hamilton County are Jayden Bertram, 22, Carmel; and Tameico Johnson a.k.a. Meekey, 22, Fishers. Both were charged with Conspiracy to Possess and Distribute Fentanyl.
The three fugitives (seen below) whose locations are unknown are Jaraughn Bertram, 20, a.k.a. Bandman, Ron-Ron, Javon’s World; Joaquin Carranza, 18, a.k.a. Chef; and Jordan Sumner, 22. Please alert the authorities if you see any of these individuals.
Sumner
Carranza
Bertram
During this year-long investigation, law enforcement seized the following contraband and proceeds of the alleged criminal activity:
- Over 32.8 kilograms (72.3 pounds) of fentanyl, or over 320,000 fentanyl pills
- Over 53.5 kilograms (117.9 pounds) of methamphetamine
- Over 205.6 kilograms (453.2 pounds) of marijuana
- 113 firearms
- 60 machinegun conversion devices
- Over $521,000 in cash
If convicted, each defendant faces up to life in federal prison.
The Fishers and Carmel police departments collaborated with numerous state and federal agencies in this investigation.