AZMEX UPDATE 27-9-14

AZMEX UPDATE 27 SEP 2014


Sep 26, 6:54 PM EDT
Mexican cartel leader's son pleads guilty in US

By ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press

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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The son of one of Mexico's most wanted drug lords pleaded guilty Friday to drug trafficking charges that carry a punishment of at least 10 years in prison, the latest development in a federal investigation targeting the Sinaloa cartel.

Serafin Zambada, 24, acknowledged conspiring to bring more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from Mexico to the United States, prosecutors said.

The son of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada could face a maximum sentence of life in prison when he is sentenced May 22 for conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana.

The younger Zambada was arrested last year at a border crossing in Nogales, Arizona, while traveling with his wife, who was released.

Serafin Zambada, who was born in San Diego and attended high school in Phoenix, was on his way to Phoenix for an appointment with U.S. immigration authorities to arrange legal status for his wife when he was arrested, said Saji Vettiyil, his attorney. Zambada showed border inspectors his U.S. passport.

The younger Zambada was arrested in a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation that began in late 2011 in the San Diego area, according to court documents. Zambada's attorney has said the investigation involved wiretaps of 30 to 100 phone lines.

The same investigation resulted in last year's arrest of Jose Rodrigo Arechiga, known as "Chino Antrax," who authorities suspect is a Sinaloa cartel enforcer. He was taken into custody after arriving in Amsterdam on a flight from Mexico City.

Arechiga, who was extradited to face charges in San Diego, is accused by U.S. authorities of providing personal security to Ismael Zambada and his family and killing Zambada family rivals.

Vettiyil said the elder Zambada gave no legal advice to his son and did not pay his attorney. He said Serafin Zambada's clean criminal history will allow him to argue for a lighter sentence than the 10-year minimum.

"He was a young man, he has a family, he has a university degree, and his involvement was quite limited compared to other people," Vettiyil said.

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Sep 26, 12:21 PM EDT
Marijuana found in crashed car after I-10 chase

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Police officers officers found over 100 pounds of baled marijuana in a car that overturned after a chase that reached up to 119 miles per hour in the Phoenix area.

What they haven't found so far is the driver.

Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Raul Garcia says the tan sedan rolled early Friday morning when the driver got off Interstate 10 and then attempted to re-enter the freeway.

Garcia says the pursuit began when a DPS officer tried to stop the vehicle for reckless driving and the driver refused to stop. The driver reportedly had been swerved between lanes and erratically speeding up and slowing down.

Phoenix and Tempe police also participated in the pursuit.

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Note: What they don't tell you is he is an illegal alien. Probation?

Man gets 8 years in prison for 2013 hit-and-run death of Phoenix police officer
ASSOCIATED PRESS, | September 26, 2014 @ 8:29 pm

http://ktar.com/22/1770064/Man-gets-8-years-in-prison-for-2013-hitandrun-death-of-Phoenix-police-officer

PHOENIX -- A man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Phoenix police officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Maricopa County prosecutors said 24-year-old Jesus Cabrera Molina also was sentenced Friday to seven years of probation.

He pleaded no contest to charges of negligent homicide and hit-and-run with death or injury.

Molina originally was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal collision.

Police said 29-year-old Officer Daryl Raetz was conducting a DUI stop on May 19, 2013, in west Phoenix when another vehicle struck him and fled the scene. The six-year veteran later died at a hospital.

Investigators matched pieces of the vehicle from the scene with parts missing from Molina's SUV.

Molina told police he was drinking and doing cocaine hours the accident.

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