4 Southern California Men Charged After Drugs Hidden in Instant Noodle Packets

LOS ANGELES—Four Southland men are facing federal charges for allegedly operating a transnational drug trafficking organization that exported wholesale amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine hidden within instant noodle packets, car parts, emergency kits, and subwoofers to Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, officials announced Dec. 15. Hoang Xuan Le, 42, of Tustin, and Tri Cao Buinguyen, 38, of Garden Grove, were arrested Thursday. They are scheduled for arraignment Friday in Los Angeles federal court. Trung Buinguyen, 40, of Lakewood, and Narongsak Champy, 28, of Long Beach, along with Mr. Le and Tri Buinguyen, have been charged with one count of conspiracy to export controlled substances and one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Mr. Le and Tri Buinguyen are charged with one additional count of distribution of methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)....