AZMEX UPDATE 6 NOV 2012
Note: On old maps this area used to be considered well inside the
U.S. about 80 miles north of the "former" border.
Agents find $500K worth of pot near Arizona border
By Associated Press
Originally published: Nov 6, 2012 - 2:30 pm
http://www.ktar.com/22/1586859/Agents-find-500K-worth-of-pot-near-
Arizona-border
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Federal and local authorities have found more than
$500,000 worth of abandoned marijuana near Interstate 8.
The U.S. Border Patrol said Tuesday that agents seized the more than
half-a-ton of abandoned marijuana found inside a Chevy Tahoe. The
drugs and vehicle were discovered in the Vekol Valley area along the
Arizona-Mexico border.
The vehicle, reported stolen out of Phoenix, was released to the
Department of Public Safety.
Agents and officers on the ground searched the area for suspects but
no arrests were made.
Note: Same incident
Half-ton of marijuana found in stolen vehicle near I-8
U.S. Border Patrol agents found 1,097 pounds of marijuana inside a
stolen vehicle.
by Jennifer Thomas
azfamily.com
Posted on November 6, 2012 at 12:11 PM
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Half-ton-of-marijuana-found-in-stolen-
vehicle-near-I-8-177509621.html
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- U.S. Border Patrol agents seized more than
1,000 pounds of marijuana and recovered a stolen vehicle on Monday.
Casa Grande Station agents conducting joint operations in the Vekol
Valley area with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland
Security Investigations and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office
discovered an abandoned Chevy Tahoe near Interstate 8 on Monday.
The vehicle was filled with 1,097 pounds of marijuana worth more than
$548,500, according to officials.
Agents and officers on the ground searched the area for suspects, but
no arrests were made.
The marijuana was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The vehicle was reported stolen out of Phoenix and was released to
the Department of Public Safety.
El Paso County Sheriff's Strike Team members recover stolen firearm
By David Burge / El Paso Times
Posted: 11/06/2012 10:43:12 AM MST
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_21939697/el-paso-county-
sheriffs-strike-team-members-recover
El Paso County Sheriff's Strike Team members recovered a stolen
firearm and arrested a man who was attempting to sell it, the
Sheriff's Office reported.
Humberto Martinez, 31, was arrested Monday by Strike Team members,
who were following up on information that a man was attempting to
sell a handgun at two locations.
Deputies said the firearm is the same weapon that was stolen during
an vehicle burglary on Sunday along the 14400 block of Gateway West.
Martinez was charged with theft of a firearm and unlawful possession
of a firearm by a felon. His bond is $40,000. The investigation
continues and additional charges may be coming.
El Paso lawyer arrested on Friday allegedly worked with drug cartel
By Lorena Figueroa / El Paso Times
Posted: 11/06/2012 12:00:00 AM MST
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_21932366/el-paso-lawyer-who-was-
arrested-friday-appear?source=rss_viewed
Agents with Homeland Security Investgations lead Marco Antonio
Delgado, center, out of the County Jail downtown Monday. Delgado was
apprehended at a local restaurant last Friday and charged with
Conspiracy To Commit Money Laundering. Rudy Gutierrez/Elaso Times
(Rudy Gutierrez)
El Paso lawyer Marco Antonio Delgado, 46, was arrested on charges of
conspiracy to commit money laundering of over $1 million, federal
officials said.
Agents from the office of Homeland Security Investigations arrested
Delgado on Friday at a West Side restaurant, a representative from
the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Delgado allegedly worked with the Milenio drug cartel, or Cártel de
los Valencia, based in the Mexican state of Jalisco, officials said.
The local attorney had his initial appearance in federal court Monday
afternoon. A federal magistrate scheduled a detention hearing for
9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Delgado will remain detained at the County Jail without bond.
The indictment
against Delgado was still sealed Monday afternoon.
According to ICE, the local attorney allegedly conspired with other
individuals to launder money believed to be from drug-trafficking
proceeds between July 2007 and December 2008.
The investigation revealed that Delgado is linked to the Mexican drug
organization and conspired to launder more that $600 million. Delgado
allegedly delayed extradition warrants of Mexican nationals serving
sentences on drug charges in the United States, according to ICE.
Delgado's defense attorney, José Montes Jr., declined to comment on
the case, but mentioned that his client will plead not guilty on the
money laundering charges. If found guilty, Delgado could face up to
20 years in prison
and pay a maximum of a $250,000 fine.
Montes Jr. confirmed that his client worked at Delgado & Associates,
P.C., located on the West Side.
The law firm was operating Monday. A woman who answered the phone
declined to comment on the lawyer's arrest.
According to its website, the law firm has offices in Texas; Calgary,
Canada; Distrito Federal, México; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and
Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos islands.
It describes itself as a "boutique law firm uniquely designed and
committed to provide its clients with unparalleled legal services in
the areas of energy regulation (power and gas), alternative energy,
international business, international energy, and international
transaction planning."
The Web links that lead to the firm's members and significant cases
are "under construction."
The investigation that led to the arrest of Delgado was coordinated
by HSI El Paso's financial group and the HSI-led Southwest Border
Financial Operations and Currency United Strike Force, a multi-agency
group that includes federal and state agencies that target financial
crimes.
Lorena Figueroa may be reached at lfigueroa@elpasotimes.com; 546-612
DE ULTIMA HORA!!!
martes, noviembre 06, 2012
http://laperladeldesierto.blogspot.com/2012/11/de-ultima-hora.html
10:45 am: La movilización de unidades policiacas se los tres niveles
de gobierno se registro hace un par de minutos en las cercanías de la
población de Altar, Sonora, donde según fuentes extra oficiales un
grupo delictivo que opera en la región de altar llamado "los cobra
cuotas" se agarro a balazos con elementos de la Policía Federal…
pendientes para confirmar dicha información…
11:10 am: Información que nos llega en los últimos minutos es que se
registró el enfrentamiento hacia el lado noreste de Altar, derivado
que aterrizaban dos avionetas con droga en una pista clandestina, de
las cuales solo se logro asegurar una...pendientes con mas detalles…
Balean 'bajadores' a indocumentado
Detalles Publicado el Domingo 04 de Noviembre de 2012, Escrito por
Redacción / El Diario
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/nota.php?nota=3273
Nogales, Az
El migrante fue agredido luego de cruzar a EU ilegalmente.
lesionado de un balazo en la pantorrilla por "bajadores" al momento
que intentaba cruzar a los Estados Unidos de Norte América, donde
después de haber sido atendido en la ciudad de Tucson Arizona, fue
deportado en esta Frontera. La persona deportada dijo llamarse José
Trinidad Laysa Aguilar, originario de la ciudad de Hermosillo Sonora,
el cual había sido entregado al Instituto Nacional de Migración
(INM). De acuerdo a la versión José Trinidad manifestó a las
autoridades mexicanas que la semana pasada del año en curso, había
cruzado al vecino país por esta frontera de Nogales, por el área de
Las Mariposas, cuando observó a unos sujetos armados, de los cuales
intento huir, siendo herido de bala donde los sujetos, una vez que se
encontraba lesionado lo despojaron de sus pertenencias. Según la
versión del herido, los hampones lo habían dejado tirado, cuando fue
rescatado por un ranchero del vecino país, quien lo auxilio y lo
llevo a un nosocomio de Tucson, donde fue atendido, y una vez que fue
curado de la herida de bala, fue deportado por las autoridades gabachas.
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