AUSTINTOWN — The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested five men who agents say had a large amount of cocaine, after an investigation in the Austintown area.

Casimiro Hidalgo-Herrera, Hector Delira-Rico, Javier Ortiz-Delgado, Jose Espinosa-Medina and Jose Guadalupe Vazquez Rios face charges of possession with intent to distribute.

Agents began investigating the group months ago, surveilling a home in the Austintown area, according to a criminal complaint. According to the complaint, Espinoza-Medina flew into Dallas from Mexico. He then went to Rio’s home on Kirk Road, which agents had been watching.

On Tuesday, troopers stopped Espinoza-Medina as he was traveling from Ohio into Indiana. Investigators reported finding 18 kilograms of suspected cocaine in the vehicle, the complaint states.

Investigators then searched Rios’ home on Kirk Road as well as a home on Dover Road.

At the Kirk Road home, they reported finding five bags with cocaine residue, suspected cocaine, a scale, money, drug ledger and suspected marijuana.

Delira-Rico and Ortiz-Delgado were there at the time.

At the Dover Road home, investigators reported finding a “large amount” of cash, kilo press, bag containing suspected cocaine, scale with cocaine residue, respirator masks and bags of rubber bands, the complaint states.

Hidalgo-Herrara was at that home during the search.