Bryan O’Neil Yambao Arce was arrested last April for bringing meth into Juneau, and is currently serving a three-year sentence for the crime.<\/p>\n
According to a grand jury, it wasn’t an isolated incident. A grand jury indicted Arce last Wednesday on one charge of drug conspiracy, and Arce was arraigned Monday in federal U.S. District Court on the charge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Longenbaugh scheduled Arce’s trial at 9 a.m. May 29.<\/p>\n
The indictment alleges that Arce, 39, conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in Alaska and elsewhere. It alleges that Arce, who also goes by Eugenio Arreloa, was involved in this distribution at least during the span of Dec. 10, 2015 to April 14, 2017.<\/p>\n
The indictment did not name others, or say whether co-conspirators were from Juneau or elsewhere. In the past, the Empire has reported<\/a> that Arce said he does not live in Juneau.<\/p>\n On April 14, 2017, Arce was stopped at Juneau International Airport coming off a flight from Seattle, according to a criminal complaint at the time<\/a>. Juneau Police Department Detective Carl Lundquist wrote in the complaint that a JPD K-9 dog picked up a scent from Arce’s bag and JPD found 216 grams of a white crystalline substance that tested positive for meth.<\/p>\n