Two found guilty of drug, weapons charges

A Clark County Superior Court jury Friday found two men guilty of drug dealing and firearms possession charges after police arrested them in a bust that netted more than 25 pounds of heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, $220,000 in cash, guns and two cars.

Local and Portland-area police tracked down and arrested Luciano Molina Rios, 45, and Miguel A. Trujeque-Magana, 32, in November after an investigation into a drug trafficking operation led police to the Evergreen Park Apartments in east Vancouver, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

There, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reported finding firearms — including a stolen rifle — cash, and 6.5 pounds of heroin, 3.8 pounds of cocaine and 15.4 pounds of methamphetamine.

Investigators estimated the total street value of the drugs at $270,000.

The jury found Rios guilty of possession of methamphetamine and cocaine with intent to deliver; and Trujeque-Magana, aka Jorge Ricardo Gongora-Chi, with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and two counts of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Both men were found guilty of possession of heroin, and possessing a firearm as an alien. Both men have Vancouver addresses, according to court records, but the sheriff’s office described them as Mexican nationals.

The jury also found in favor of adding multiple aggravating factors and enhancements to the charges, including possessing weapons while dealing drugs, dealing near school bus stops and having substantially more drugs than what would account for personal use.

Their sentencing was set for Aug. 12.