Alleged international drug kingpin with $10M bounty caught in California
By Lester Black,
News editor
April 27, 2026
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Authorities arrested an alleged drug kingpin last week in San Diego after the State Department had issued a $10 million reward for his capture, accusing the man of orchestrating the sale of nearly 4 tons of cocaine.
Eugenio Dario Molina-Lopez, also known by the nickname “Don Dario,” was arrested in San Diego and made his first appearance in court on Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. Molina-Lopez is charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel and international conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. He is facing a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. He pleaded not guilty.
Molina-Lopez is accused of being a leader of a Guatemalan criminal organization known as Los Huistas, which is based in a region of the country that borders Mexico. Federal authorities alleged that Molina-Lopez was involved in trafficking nearly four tons of cocaine across multiple shipments.
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