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A Clayton woman has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges for a Mexican drug cartel operating in North and South Carolina. Officials announced this on Friday.

Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta Field Office, Robert J. Murphy, said Oralia Rodriguez Flores, 40, put people in danger by “trafficking large quantities of deadly methamphetamine and cocaine” and assisting members of the Jalisco Next Generation Cartel (CJNG). distribute drugs and launder money.

Flores, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, distributed drugs to clients in and out of South Carolina. The investigation found that she was selling cocaine for $22,000 per kilogram.

In an interview, she admitted that she had been involved in drug trafficking for three years.

“She explained that she met with 18-wheeler truck drivers five or six times to pick up cocaine from Mexico. Each shipment contained approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine,” the press release said. “Flores also said her source of supply in Mexico shipped the methamphetamine she distributed from Mexico to California, which was then mailed to South Carolina.”

Flores also admitted to distributing more than $1 million in cash to commercial truck drivers and delivering drug proceeds to runners for an Asian money laundering ring that was sent to Mexico, officials said. She used money service businesses to transfer money to Mexico.

Flores will be charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, one count of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted, she faces life in prison.

The investigation is being led by the IRS Criminal Investigative Service and the DEA.