Genaro Lopez, 54, was “a powerful drug trafficker operating on both sides of the border,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of California. Prosecutors said he operated from a Chula Vista stash house until investigators searched the property in July 2021, seizing 241 kilograms of cocaine, eight firearms, a bulletproof vest, ammunition and nearly $40,000 in cash.
Authorities said Lopez fled to Mexico after the search and remained a fugitive until he was arrested there in March and extradited to the U.S. on Friday.