AZMEX UPDATE 2-2-19

AZMEX UPDATE 2 FEB 2019


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MCSO: Three arrested in Gila Bend drug bust, $2 million seized in meth and marijuana
Posted: 7:15 PM, Feb 01, 2019 Updated: 7:15 PM, Feb 01, 2019
By: abc15.com staff

https://www.kgun9.com/news/region-central-southern-az/mcso-three-arrested-in-gila-bend-drug-bust-2-million-seized-in-meth-and-marijuana

MCSO: Three arrested in Gila Bend drug bust, $2 million seized in meth and marijuanaMCSO: Three arrested in Gila Bend drug bust, $2 million seized in meth and marijuanaMCSO: Three arrested in Gila Bend drug bust, $2 million seized in meth and marijuanaMCSO: Three arrested in Gila Bend drug bust, $2 million seized in meth and marijuana

Three men are in custody after detectives with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office seized $2 million worth of drugs in a multi-agency bust on Wednesday night.

MCSO detectives and agents from the U.S Customs and Border Protection working in the Gila Bend area observed two trucks avoid a border checkpoint and drive into the desert with their lights off. Officials say tire deflation devices were deployed ahead of the trucks to prevent a potential pursuit, and both trucks became inoperable after striking the devices.

According to MCSO, four suspects fled from the trucks on foot. Detectives coordinated with CBP agents, and with the help of air support, took three suspects into custody. There was no information available about the fourth suspect's whereabouts.

When authorities searched the trucks, over 220 pounds of methamphetamine and 3,500 pounds of marijuana were found and seized. The estimated street value of the drugs is $2 million.

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"This seizure is an example of exceptional police work by our deputies and law enforcement partners," said MCSO Sheriff Paul Penzone. "It is also an example that the demand for drugs continues to be epidemic. Illicit drugs are the most impactful contributor to violence, crime and gang activity that continues to adversely impact our community and our families. We will be unwavering in our commitment to hold the line."

Officials say
31-year-old Jose Jaime Garcia-Lopez, 49-year-old Yoni Ontiveros-Torres, and 47-year-old Ruben Espericueta-Jiminez
are facing charges of possession and transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, and possession and transportation of marijuana for sale.

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Border Patrol vehicle struck by gunshots on Border Highway
by Erika Esquivel
Friday, February 1st 2019

https://cbs4local.com/news/local/border-patrol-vehicle-struck-by-gunshots-near-bridge-of-the-americas-02-02-2019

EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) —
The El Paso FBI is offering a reward for help in finding the person responsible for shooting at a Border Patrol vehicle
near the Bridge of the Americas on Thursday.

A Border Patrol agent was on duty in his vehicle around 7:35 p.m. on the south of Loop 375 and Border Highway,
directly across from the X monument in Ciudad Juarez.
The agent was in his vehicle when it was hit by gunshots.
Officials believe the bullets were fired from a vehicle traveling eastbound on the Border Highway.
"It must have been like four or five shots [that sounded like] Pow Pow, and I knew it had to be gunfire, s
aid Rosario Minjarez a neighbor in the area that heard the gunshots.
The FBI is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the El Paso FBI at 915-832-5000.

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