Five men and three women were arrested Tuesday after an indictment alleged various money laundering charges and one count of drug trafficking.

A grand jury handed up an indictment against the eight people alleging they funneled funds gathered from trafficking marijuana through eight bank accounts with Wells Fargo and Bank of America, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office news release. If convicted, the eight people could face a maximum of 20 years in prison and an additional 10 years in federal prison.

The people arrested are:

>> Francisco Canchola, 39, of Mission.

>> Antonio Medina-Soto, 24, of Mission.

>> Efren Amescua, 39, of Mission.

>> Brenda Amescua, 19, of Mission.

>> Luz Medina, 36, of Mission.

>> Carlos Flores, 26, of Mission.

>> Maria Amescua, 43, of Mission.

>> Prudencio Villalobos, 45, of Jackson, Georgia.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Hampton, who is prosecuting the case, is expected to ask that the eight people be kept behind bars without bond while the case moves forward, the news release said.

Canchola and Medina-Soto are also charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. If convicted, they will face between 10 years and life in federal prison.

The indictment also mentioned the federal government intends to seek $700,000 from the defendants as well as any money in those Wells Fargo and Bank of America accounts.

The investigation was lead by the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation; ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Mission Police Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Marshals Service, the news release said.