Four Solano County members of the so-called Brown Brotherhood gang were indicted last week on drug trafficking and weapons charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Jeremiah I’amafana Salanoa, 22, Doroteo Suastegui, 47, and Leo Alphonzo Alonso-Medina, 32, all of Vallejo, and Carlos Osvaldo Higuera-Aldana, 22, of Dixon, were each indicted separately by a federal grand jury Thursday.
The Brown Brotherhood gang is a subset of the Sureño gang and has been a frequent target of investigations of the Vallejo Police Department and the Solano County Violent Crime Task Force, prosecutors said.
“The primary criminal activities of this gang have included murder, robbery, extortion, drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, burglary, and stolen vehicles,” said a release sent out by the DOJ.
The current investigation began in February 2024 and led to searches and arrests on Feb. 27, 2025. FBI agents and task force officers arrested the four suspects that day for federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Alonso-Medina is charged with alleged distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, unlawful dealing in firearms, and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
I’amafana Salanoa is charged with three counts of distribution of fentanyl, one count of distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Suastegui is charged with distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and unlawful dealing in firearms.
Finally, the indictment against Carlos Osvaldo Higuera-Aldana charges three counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
All four men are facing life in prison and fines of $10 million each if convicted.
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