A multi million dollar drug bust occurred north of Charlotte, the suspects were in the cartels
Javier Luviano-Navarro and Eusebio Bustos Osorio were arrested on December 4, 2025 accused of having $2.6 million worth of methamphetamine on them in a drug investigation in Gastonia, NC from a drug cartel that ran through Dallas, Texas. The suspects were in a latino drug cartel.
The suspects were in a large scale drug trafficking organization operating from Dallas, Texas to Gastonia, North Carolina. 44 kilos of crystal methamphetamine were seized.
The investigation began in November 2025 when investigators from the Gastonia Police Department conducted surveillance at the residence of a man.
During this surveillance, investigators observed Javier going to the residence allegedly delivering a large quantity of crystal methamphetamine.
As the investigation progressed, investigators tracked Javier traveling to a residence in Cleveland County and later returning to Gastonia, where he rented a storage unit.
Cops got search warrants from a judge and broke into the storage unit while Javier was away. 5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were recovered from the storage unit.
14 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were found at other properties allegedly associated with Javier.
On December 4, 2025 police conducted a traffic stop on Javier, allegedly locating kilograms of cocaine in the vehicle.
Eusebio was connected to Javier and was also pulled over by cops in a separate vehicle. Inside Eusebio’s vehicle, a K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics, and deputies subsequently seized 25 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from the trunk.
Javier and Eusebio were arrested charged with drug trafficking offenses. The drugs were worth $2.6 million.
