THE
ILLEGALS’ AND THEIR CRIME TIDAL WAVE!
Heather Mac Donald
of the Manhattan Institute has testified before a Congressional committee that
in 2004, 95% of all outstanding warrants for murder in Los Angeles were for
illegal aliens; in 2000, 23% of all Los Angeles County jail inmates were
illegal aliens and that in 1995, 60% of Los Angeles’s largest street gang, the
18th Street gang, were illegal aliens.
DOJ: Mexican
National Allegedly Led ‘Significant Drug-Trafficking Organization’ in U.S.
By CNSNews.com Staff | February 21, 2018 |
9:54 AM EST
DOJ: Mexican
National Allegedly Led ‘Significant Drug-Trafficking Organization’ in U.S.
This shipment of methamphetamine,
which had been hidden in a shipment of commercial candles, was confiscated by
Customs and Border Protection at the Laredo, Texas, port of entry on the
U.S.-Mexico border. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo)
(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. Justice
Department says that a Mexican national allegedly led what it calls a
“significant drug trafficking organization” inside the United States.
In an indictment filed last July, according to Justice,
the 34-year-old Mexican national, Jose Raul Mendivil-Berrelleza, was charged in
New Mexico along with seven others for trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine.
“The indictment was the result of
a multi-agency investigation into a significant drug trafficking organization
allegedly led by Jose Raul Mendivil-Berrelleza, 34, a Mexican national who resided
in Hobbs, [N.M.] that allegedly imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea
County from Mexico through Arizona,” the department said
in a statement released yesterday.
“The 20-count indictment charged
alleged ringleader Mendivil-Berrelleza and seven co-defendants with conspiracy,
methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking, and money laundering offenses,” said
the Justice Department.
“Count 1 of the indictment
charged all eight defendants with participating in a conspiracy to traffic
methamphetamine and cocaine in Lea County and elsewhere between Nov. 2016 and
July 2017,” the department said. “Count 2 charged Mendivil-Berrelleza and
Roberto Rendon-Duran, 70, of Yuma, Ariz., with participating in an
international money-laundering conspiracy. Counts 3 through 5 charged
certain defendants with methamphetamine trafficking offenses and Count 6
charges certain defendants with a cocaine trafficking offense. Counts 7
through 20 charged certain defendants with using communications devices to
facilitate their drug trafficking activity.”
One of the defendants in the
case, Jeremy W. Gough, was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 months in prison.
“On Dec. 13, 2017, Gough pled
guilty to conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to
distribute,” said the Department of Justice. “ In entering the guilty
plea, Gough admitted that from Nov. 2016 through June 2017, he conspired with others
to distribute methamphetamine in Hobbs by having methamphetamine delivered to
Gough’s residence from his source of supply, which Gough would then deliver to
other individuals in Hobbs through the use of couriers.”
Here is the full statement on
the case released by the Department of Justice on Tuesday:
Hobbs
Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction
ALBUQUERQUE – Jeremy W. Gough, 41, of
Hobbs, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 120
months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his
methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
Gough
and seven other residents of Lea County, N.M., including four Mexican
nationals, and a resident of Yuma, Ariz., were charged in a 20-count indictment
filed in July 2017, alleging federal drug trafficking and money laundering
offenses. The indictment was the result of a multi-agency investigation
into a significant drug trafficking organization allegedly led by Jose Raul
Mendivil-Berrelleza, 34, a Mexican national who resided in Hobbs, that
allegedly imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico
through Arizona.
The
investigation, which was led by the DEA and included HSI and the Lea County
Drug Task Force of HIDTA Region 6, was designated as part of the Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program, a Department of Justice
program that combines the resources and unique expertise of federal agencies,
along with their local counterparts, in a coordinated effort to disrupt and
dismantle major drug trafficking organizations. During the course of the
investigation, law enforcement authorities seized approximately 13 kilograms
(28.6 pounds) of pure methamphetamine and 1.45 kilograms (3.2 pounds) of
cocaine, a firearm and $19,000 in cash.
The
20-count indictment charged alleged ringleader Mendivil-Berrelleza and seven
co-defendants with conspiracy, methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking, and
money laundering offenses. Count 1 of the indictment charged all eight
defendants with participating in a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine and
cocaine in Lea County and elsewhere between Nov. 2016 and July 2017.
Count 2 charged Mendivil-Berrelleza and Roberto Rendon-Duran, 70, of Yuma,
Ariz., with participating in an international money-laundering
conspiracy. Counts 3 through 5 charged certain defendants with
methamphetamine trafficking offenses and Count 6 charges certain defendants
with a cocaine trafficking offense. Counts 7 through 20 charged certain
defendants with using communications devices to facilitate their drug
trafficking activity.
On
Dec. 13, 2017, Gough pled guilty to conspiracy and possession of
methamphetamine with intent to distribute. In entering the guilty plea,
Gough admitted that from Nov. 2016 through June 2017, he conspired with others
to distribute methamphetamine in Hobbs by having methamphetamine delivered to
Gough’s residence from his source of supply, which Gough would then deliver to
other individuals in Hobbs through the use of couriers. Gough further
admitted that on Nov. 5, 2016, he possessed approximately 152 grams of
methamphetamine which he intended to sell to other individuals in Hobbs.
Four
of Gough’s co-defendants have previously entered guilty pleas and are pending
sentencing hearings. Two co-defendants have entered pleas of not guilty
and are pending trial. Miguel Angel Luna-Arredondo has yet to be arrested
and is considered a fugitive. Charges in indictments and criminal
complaints are only accusations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless
proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This
case was investigated by the DEA and HSI offices in Las Cruces and the Lea
County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and
the Hobbs Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Terri J. Abernathy
and Dustin Segovia of the U.S. Attorney’s Las Cruces Branch Office are
prosecuting the case.
The
Lea County Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the Lea County
Sheriff’s Office, Hobbs Police Department, Lovington Police Department, Eunice
Police Department the Tatum Police Department and the Jal Police Department,
and is part of the NM HIDTA Region VI Drug Task Force. The High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program was created by Congress with the
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. HIDTA is a program of the White House Office
of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) which provides assistance to federal,
state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies operating in areas determined
to be critical drug-trafficking regions of the United States and seeks to
reduce drug trafficking and production by facilitating coordinated law
enforcement activities and information sharing.
Mexican Army Arrives in Tijuana to Quell Cartel Violence
A total of 400 elements of the Mexican Army were dispatched to Tijuana to help crack down on the ongoing cartel violence that plagues the once-popular tourist destination.
Gabriel García Rincón, Commander of the II Military Region, stated that 400 arrived in Tijuana, Baja California, to support the local authorities responsible for security and the fight against organized crime which has been deemed responsible for the record-breaking violence. This announcement was made during a Day of the Army celebration according to local media outlets. Reports from social media indicate that military patrols have begun in the most affected areas where local law enforcement has been overwhelmed and are unable to stop daily killings between rival cartels. Helicopter surveillance patrols from the Baja California Attorney General’s office (PGR) have also been provided.
Commander Gabriel García Rincón stated during a press conference, “Our troops are working day and night to prevent drugs from reaching our children and our youth.” According to government sources, the Mexican Army will be working jointly with municipal and state police with the goal of bringing a halt to the violence that has terrorized this border city.
Francisco Rueda Gómez, the Secretary-General of Governance for the State of Baja California, emphasized the security arrangement will also include elements of the State Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and the Federal Police.
The mayor of Tijuana, Juan Manuel Gastélum Buenrostro, said during a recent press conference that they are having extreme difficulty in police recruiting for qualified candidates able to pass the required background checks. He mentioned that he was going to speak with the Secretary-General of Governance for the state to find a solution for the problem. Gastélum Buenrostro indicated that he was not going to ask for lower security standards but instead change the physical requirements which have eliminated numerous qualified candidates otherwise. The background check challenge has spread nationally.
Breitbart Texas has reported extensively about the ongoing cartel violence affecting the city. In 2017, Tijuana registered 1,734–smashing the 2016 record of 910. The murder rate continues to climb as rival drug cartels battle over control of key trafficking routes and street-level distribution, according to local media reports. The escalation can be attributed to the hostilities between the Sinaloa Cartel and their one-time ally, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG).
Robert Arce is a retired Phoenix Police detective with extensive experience working Mexican organized crime and street gangs. Arce has worked in the Balkans, Iraq, Haiti, and recently completed a three-year assignment in Monterrey, Mexico, working out of the Consulate for the United States Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program, where he was the Regional Program Manager for Northeast Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas.)
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