Five defendants were charged on 12 April 2010 in a complaint alleging a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana in Dickson County, Tennessee.[1] Approximately 1,528 pounds (about 693kg) of marijuana was seized from a tractor-trailer late in the evening of 10 April 2010, and the five arrests were made in the county.[1]

The defendants were identified as Kenneth Ogg, 31, and Mark Gaskins, 35, of White Bluff, Jamie French, 31, and Brenda Maldonado, 30, of Burns, and Ivan Gomez, 30, of Chicago.[1] Officers also seized five firearms, including three handguns, from the defendants.[1] The case was investigated by the Dickson County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration, assisted by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, local police departments and two judicial district drug task forces.[1] The defendants were held in federal custody, each facing up to 40 years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000,000, while the complaint remained only an allegation with the presumption of innocence.[1]