2 Las Vegas women accused of shipping meth to Miami-Dade in alleged drug trafficking ring

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Two Las Vegas women have been arrested and accused of being part of a drug trafficking organization that investigators say shipped multiple pounds of methamphetamine from Nevada to Miami-Dade County through the U.S. Postal Service.

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According to an arrest report, Maguadalupe Barajas Sandoval, 66, and Cynthia Leslie Hurtado, 35, were arrested Thursday by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office following a multi-agency investigation involving the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

The report states investigators began looking into the operation in July 2025 after receiving information that Barajas Sandoval and other suspects were involved in trafficking “multi-pound quantities of crystalline methamphetamine” from Las Vegas to the Miami area.

Investigators said the organization used USPS facilities in Nevada to mail packages containing methamphetamine to Miami-Dade County.

The report states undercover agents received multiple shipments during the investigation that tested positive for methamphetamine.

According to the report, investigators in June intercepted two USPS Priority Mail Express packages addressed to undercover agents in Miami.

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The report states one of those packages contained about 1,425 grams of suspected methamphetamine, or roughly 3 pounds, while another contained about 955 grams, or roughly 2 pounds.

The report also states undercover agents arranged several drug purchases from the suspects and sent payments through Zelle accounts connected to members of the alleged organization.

Investigators said Barajas Sandoval, Hurtado and other suspects communicated with undercover agents about the drug transactions, including arranging payments and shipments.

Barajas Sandoval is facing five counts each of controlled substance importation into Florida, trafficking more than 200 grams of amphetamine and unlawful use of a communications device, according to jail records. Hurtado is facing four counts each of the same charges.

As of Friday, Barajas Sandoval was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $1.025 million bond. Hurtado was also being held at TGK on an $820,000 bond.

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