On June 7th, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a vehicle on the Ohio turnpike where the passenger Eden Nilson Velasquez Lauren was identified as a suspected cartel leader wanted for serious federal crimes as officers questioned the passengers Bianca Garcia and Gabrielle Lopez. Velasquez's connection to drug trafficking and murder became clear. Despite his attempts to downplay the situation, a search of the vehicle revealed marijuana. Velasquez and his associates were later convicted on a 48-count federal indictment and sentenced to life in prison. The suspect remains innocent unless proven guilty in court.