Forty-five people have been convicted of drug charges in state or federal courts for trafficking marijuana and methamphetamine in Walworth County and the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Federal and state prosecutors say 32 people were indicted in federal court and 16 were charged in state court, three of whom were also part of the federal indictments.

They say Jorge Vasquez-Herrera was the main leader of the drug ring and was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in federal prison.

Two state court defendants are still awaiting sentencing. The prosecutors say about 80 law enforcement officers from several local, tribal, state and federal agencies were a part of the investigation.

Federal defendants include: Jorge Vasquez-Herrera; Todd Fischer; Evalee Crow; George Miller; Martin Garcia; Dale Louis Clark, a.k.a., Buck Scouts Enemy; Brad Johnson; Francine Iron Cloud; Scott Moe; Justin Feyereisen; Amber Long Chase; June Garcia; Teira Vermillion; Craig Cadotte; Wanda Crow; Michael "Sonny" Wald; Stan Schily; Sheldon Treetop; Michael Laframboise; Brad Waechter; Tony Anderson; Bruce O'Cull; Anthony Martin; Karen Phillips; Quantavious Riley; Jonny Whitebull; William Gullickson; Leonard Hodgkiss; Tanya Soyk; Dale Schmidt; Joannie Holy Bear; and Luke Eagleman.

Those charged in state court include: Feyereisen; Schily; Todd Fischer; Daniel Schilling; Hattie Pourier; Jamie Red Legs Martel; Heather Jewel Tiger; William "Sonny" Venson; Gerald Sam; Jesse Fischer; Jack Red Bear; Jamie Gunderson; Judy Pfeifel; William Fuhrer; Kelly Fischer; and Sheldon Schulz.