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| Feds dismantle Mexican drug smuggling network |
| 2010-10-21 |
| Federal drug officials today said they have dismantled a major Mexican smuggling operation that shipped large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin through Colorado Springs. The 22-month investigation netted 29 arrests and the seizures of 30 pounds of methamphetamine, 13 pounds of cocaine, 3.75 pounds of heroin and $1.4 million in cash and other assets, Drug Enforcement Administration officials said during a news conference at the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The investigation was part of a multistate set of drug cases dubbed "Operation Deliverance" that was first disclosed in June. However, authorities held off on discussing the Colorado Springs cases, some of which resulted in arrests as recently as last month. "Deliverance," which resulted in 2,278 arrests nationwide, was initiated by investigative leads developed in Colorado Springs, Merrill said. The biggest catch in that operation was the arrest in May of Carlos Ramon Castro-Rocha, whom DEA investigators identified as a drug kingpin. He is being held in a Mexico City jail pending extradition to a federal court in either Arizona or North Carolina. Four suspects in the Colorado cases remain at large. The 29 Colorado arrests included 22 Mexicans in the U.S. illegally and Nathan Stack, a former Cheyenne Mountain High School student whom police previously identified as being part of a group that supplied tar heroin to about 25 fellow students. Barden acknowledged that others will take the place of those arrested in Colorado."But can you imagine what the world would be like if we didn't do the things we do?" he asked. Posted in full, since the Gazette (my local fishwrap) has a terrible archiving system. Part of this happened literally in my back yard. Edited by me, since full-length posts are a potential legal problem for the Burg. AoS |
| Posted by:Old Patriot |
| #1 Crime will "unexpectedly" go up. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-10-21 17:13 |