Three people have been indicted in Kansas City, Missouri, for their alleged involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. The indictment also charges one of the defendants with conspiracy to commit international money laundering.
Geovanni L. Cano, 39, Pete Carrillo, 36, and Bayron Franco-Lopez, 39, were named in a twelve-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on February 25, 2026. This superseding indictment replaces an earlier one filed in December 2025.
According to court documents, from February to August 2025, the three defendants distributed about ten kilograms of methamphetamine to law enforcement through controlled purchases conducted in Kansas City. The drugs were allegedly distributed on behalf of a broker based in Mexico. Prosecutors say Cano wired proceeds from drug sales back to the broker in Mexico to further support the drug trafficking operation. Investigators arrested Cano on August 28, 2025; at that time he was reportedly found with approximately 3.7 kilograms of methamphetamine. A search warrant executed at his residence in Kansas City, Kansas resulted in the discovery of another approximately 18.6 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Authorities emphasized that “the charges contained in the criminal complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.”
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashleigh Ragner and investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Kansas City Police Department (Kansas), and IRS-Criminal Investigations.
This prosecution falls under the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159: Protecting the American People Against Invasion. According to officials: “The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.” The task force brings together agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Homeland Security Investigations; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; DEA; United States Marshals Service; United States Postal Inspection Service; and IRS–Criminal Investigation Division.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri manages federal prosecutions and civil litigation across 66 counties from the Iowa border south to Arkansas and westward from Kansas City roughly halfway across Missouri official website. The office maintains locations in Kansas City, Jefferson City and Springfield while collaborating with various law enforcement partners official website. Its work addresses issues including violent crime and drug trafficking official website, as part of its role within the U.S. Department of Justice official website.
