Trio in Drug Import Case Appeared in Jury Box As 4th in from Santo Domingo Now to July 27

Trio in Drug Import Case Appeared in Jury Box As 4th in from Santo Domingo Now to July 27 by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 22 – In a four defendant drug importation and firearms case, three were brought into court by US Marshals on August 7 and sat in the courtroom's jury box as their schedule was set.   U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Jeannette A. Vargas said she would give 90 days for electronic discovery, largely in Spanish, to be produced. She said that on November 5 she intends to set schedules for motions and for trial.    The first, named defendant was not present on August. He had come into the US first and had already been processed. His disposition sheet disclosed "Defendant extradited from Dominican Republic." Judge Vargas said any applications for release on bond should be made in the Magistrates Court. Jump cut 10 months forward to June 21, 2026 when the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for another 30 day postponement of a June 22 status conference, saying "certain pretrial dispositions may be reached." Judge Vargas pushed it back to July 27 and excluded time under the Speedy Trial Act.   The case is USA v. Nunez, et al., 1:24-cr-498 (Vargas) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com