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# Downtown LA Pair Charged with Possessing 42 Kilograms of Fentanyl, Small Alligator
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/downtown-la-pair-charged-with-possessing-42-kilograms-of-fentanyl-small-alligator/
- Published: 2026-09-21T18:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T18:58:59.000Z
- Author: Maaz Alin
- Tags: Crime, Los Angeles

A man and woman living in a luxury downtown Los Angeles apartment that investigators believe was a stash house have been arrested on allegations of possessing more than 42 kilograms of fentanyl, more than seven kilograms of cocaine, firearms, drug-making materials and a small alligator, the Justice Department announced.

Marvin Angelito, 27, and Susan Gonzalez, 26, were arrested Sept. 10 and charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Both made their initial court appearances Monday in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles. U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson ordered Angelito detained and Gonzalez released on $15,000 bond. Angelito's arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 2 and Gonzalez's for Oct. 9\. No pleas were taken.

According to an affidavit filed with the complaint, the apartment was a known drug trafficking location. On Sept. 10, law enforcement executed a search warrant and seized about 42.6 kilograms (93.9 pounds) of fentanyl pills and powder, about one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of heroin and 7.2 kilograms (15.9 pounds) of cocaine, along with laboratory equipment including beakers, mixers, stirrers and torches, and a hydraulic press.

Officers also seized an AR-15 rifle with ammunition from a hallway closet, a gold-plated Desert Eagle .50-caliber pistol with ammunition from the kitchen counter, a police radio and a small alligator, which U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents took.

A criminal complaint contains only allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. If convicted, the defendants would face a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison.

The FBI New Haven Homeland Security Task Force, the FBI Los Angeles Regional Narcotics Suppression Program and the Drug Enforcement Administration are investigating. The case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159\. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lloyd Masson of the General Crimes Section is prosecuting.

Edited by SMDP Staff