stash house

Alvarado operated and maintained a drug stash in Perris, the court documents alleged, and the two men would package fentanyl at the stash house for shipping through the mail.

One of the men appealed his conviction, arguing that he was the victim of "unfair prosecution" because the majority of stash house sting operations see Black and Hispanic people apprehended.

Torrance police, which served the warrant, said the stash house was in the West Adams neighborhood.

The money that is paid goes to drivers, stash house operators, foot guides and the coordinators who put it all together for the cartels.

Everyone involved in the smuggling gets a cut, including guides who shepherd migrants through Mexico and across the border, stash house operators who hold the migrants and drivers who ferry the migrants to their destinations.