US EditionUS Marshals arrest Villalba’s Julio Torres in Ponce
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The Task Force Against Violent Offenders of the U.S. Bailiff Service arrested on Wednesday at the 28th Building of the Residence Arístides Chavier de Ponce, the fugitive Julio Torres Roche, linked to the criminal organization “Los Viraos”. Torres Roche was charged in September with 43 members of the organization on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and illegal possession of firearms to facilitate drug trafficking.
The Violent Offender Division of the U.S. Warden Service arrested the fugitive Julio Torres Roche, linked to the criminal organization “Los Viraos” on Wednesday at the Residencial Arístides Chavier de Ponce. Torres Roche was indicted in September with 43 members of “Los Viraos” on charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and illegal possession of firearms to facilitate drug trafficking.
US Marshals arrest Villalba’s Julio Torres in Ponce
Julio Ángel Torres Roche, 19, from Puerto Rico, was arrested as part of a federal crackdown on the violent Los Viraos organization. His arrests involved possession of drugs and firearms. Torres and 42 others were indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2025, leading to further investigations and seizures by authorities.
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