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AZMEX UPDATE 10-2-16

AZMEX UPDATE 10 FEB 2016


More than 140 kg of 'crystal' in Sonoyta
Details Published on Wednesday February 10, 2016,
Written by Editorial
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/notas.php?nota=66460

Sonoyta.

Since the beginning of the administration to date, they have been seized in coordinated operations, 124,964 doses of drugs for drug dealing; 6.68 tons of drugs; and they have arrested 419 people for drug dealing in the state

This time more than 140 kilograms of drugs were seized yesterday morning as a result of the operational strategy against drug dealing that takes place in Sonoyta.

Members of the State Public Security Police (PESP), in coordination with personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), secured 55 containers where there was a substance similar to the drug known as "crystal".

The incident took place the first minutes of yesterday when units on travel surveillance made a chase of a gray Accura SUV, MDX which circulated on the Boulevard Eusebio Francisco Kino. The driver sped up and left the vehicle on the International Highway No. 2 section Sonoyta-San Luis Rio Colorado.

It was on the asphalt kilometer 18 where they secured the car and made the corresponding inspection found in the back four black suitcases, where there were 55 containers, each containing granulated substance and physically similar to "crystal".

After securing, the drug became available to the Attorney General of the Republic who is responsible for the appropriate arrangements.

The coordinated operation will continue with the operational strategy to combat crime, especially drug dealing, so it encourages participation by citizens calling 089 to report anonymously.

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Note: updated from Earlier story.

Confiscated drugs, weapons and ammunition in the border Sonoyta

More than 140 kilograms of drugs were seized yesterday morning as a result of the operational strategy against drug dealing that takes place in Sonoyta.
Tribuna de San Luis
February 9, 2016

Fredy Mejia

http://www.oem.com.mx/tribunadesanluis/notas/n4075728.htm

Officers within Customs and Border Protection (CBP, for its acronym in English), seized more than 90 pounds of marijuana and five weapons in separate incidents in the Lukeville Port of Entry border with the Municipality of Plutarco Elias Calles (Sonoyta) , Sonora.

In a press release they detailed the Custom Border Protection who first detected whom identified as Nicolas Rodriguez Morales, 39, a native of that city, same as it referred for a secondary inspection of his 2006 Buick, while trying to cross into the United States.

Elements of the CBP decided to pass it to this area, after a canine agent alerted them about possible narcotics hidden in the vehicle.

When performing the thorough inspection, officers found more than 90 pounds of marijuana hidden throughout the vehicle, estimating that the drug has a street value of almost $ 50,000.

Also another incident, agents intercepted a suspicious Chevrolet Malibu 2008 and headed it for a secondary inspection before it was leaving for Mexico.

There the agents discovered a large shipment of several firearms, automatic weapons and ammunition, same as intended to smuggle them into the country.

Furthermore, the people arrested the driver who identified himself as Julian (Julia?) Higuera, 26, a US citizen who resides in the city of Phoenix.

The officers moved the two suspects to the Bureau of Investigation and National Security of the United States for investigation.

Garret Reinhart, chief of staff of the port of Lukeville, said that "any arms smuggling is significant, because they will not want them in the hands of people who try to harm our society on both sides of the border."

He said the CBP works closely with their counterparts in the Mexican customs and other local, state and federal agencies in the United States to stop illegal smuggling activities.

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Note: unknown at this time how they, allegedly prohibited possessors, allegedly gained possession of a firearm.

YCSO arrests two on murder charges

Posted by Eduardo Santiago Date: February 09, 2016in: NewsLeave a comment3640 Views
YCSO arrests two on murder charges

http://www.kyma.com/ycso-arrests-two-on-murder-charges/

YUMA, Ariz. – Deputies have arrested two El Salvadorian men in connection to the murder of a day laborer.

Francisco Hernandez, 24, and Jose Sorto, 19, are suspected of being responsible for the death of 27-year-old Emmanuel Alvarenga-Navarette, according to Captain Eben Bratcher with the Yuma County Sheriff Office (YCSO).

Navarette's body was found with multiple gun shot wounds near Avenue 9 1/4 and Highway 95 almost three weeks ago.

Bratcher says Hernandez and Sorto were both booked into the Yuma County Detention Center on charges of 1st degree murder.

Officials with the Yuma Justice Court said Hernandez was arrested Sunday. He is actually facing counts for two separate cases.
For the murder case he is facing one count of first degree murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to commit murder. He is being held without bond. He will be back in court February 17.
Hernandez' second case is tied to identity theft. He is facing two counts of forgery and three counts of taking the identity of another person.

Sorto was arrested Tuesday. He is being held on one count of first degree meditated murder and one count of first conspiracy to commit murder. Sorto is also being held without bond. He will be back in court Thursday.

YCSO officials say they encourage anyone with information on this homicide to contact investigator Guerra at (928) 783-4427, or 78-CRIME to remain anonymous. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by visiting their website www.yumacountysheriff.org

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Note: TX, but typical along the border.

Four previously deported convicted sex offenders arrested
Posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:25 pm | Updated: 6:39 pm, Wed Feb 10, 2016.
Special to the Times

http://www.lmtonline.com/front-news/article_f86e16ac-d055-11e5-ab31-b3d0e47d60eb.html

U.S. Border Patrol said Wednesday that agents from the Laredo Sector arrested four previously deported convicted sex offenders over a recent three-day period.
Daniel Perez-Lopez, a 32-year-old from El Salvador, was apprehended by Laredo South agents. During processing, agents discovered that in 2005, Perez-Lopez was convicted of assault and rape in 2005 in Prince William County, Virginia and sentenced to nine years confinement.

Benito Montiel-Ramiez, a 32-year-old from Mexico, was also apprehended by Laredo South agents. During processing, agents discovered that he had been convicted of aggravated sexual assault on a child in 2011 in Laredo and was sentenced to 10 years confinement.

Carlos Guzman-Zavala, a 37-year-old from Mexico, was apprehended by Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station. During processing, agents discovered that he had been convicted of aggravated sexual assault with a weapon in 2008 in the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois and sentenced to four years confinement. He is a registered sexual offender.

Jose Guadalupe Grimaldo-Requena, a 30-year-old from Mexico, was apprehended by Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station. During processing, agents discovered that he had been convicted of sexual assault of a child in 2008 in a Dallas County District Court in Texas and sentenced to eight years confinement. He is a registered sex offender and was on parole until June 19, 2016.

"This is indicative of the efforts the men and women of the Laredo Sector Border Patrol make in keeping our community safe," said Chief Patrol Agent Mario Martinez.

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