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Retired Phoenix PD, w/10 yrs in Bosnia/Croatia (organized crime), Iraq (police advisor), Haiti (anti-kidnapping) & Mexico (narcotics & police)
May 23, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
1) This is a massive seizure of over 600 kilos (1522 pounds) of fentanyl by the Mexican military in the Méxican port of Guaymas, Sonora which is Sinaloa cartel territory. Most of this fentanyl would be destined to the U.S. drug market--in 2020, Mexico saw
elimparcial.com/sonora/policia… 2) a nearly 500% increase in fentanyl seizures in comparison to 2019 according to government officials. Also the same officials said that the Mexican seaports of Manzanillo, Ensenada and Lázaro Cárdenas have seen a 1,000% increase of fentanyl trafficking
telemundo20.com/noticias/mexic…
Aug 17, 2020 12 tweets 3 min read
1) Dimas Coronado Chafino, an illegal alien from Mexico, was arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport & charged with a triple homicide & kidnapping from 2018. Here is the rest of the story of what really happened, how the media & police protect the rights of
breitbart.com/immigration/20… 2) violent, illegal alien criminals in the name of political correctness. In 2018, I was working as a contributor to Breitbart when this III homicide occurred. I received a call at home asking for my help with my Mexico contacts. The suspect who killed
breitbart.com/border/2018/09…
Apr 7, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
1) ICE Agent attacked by municipal police in the border city of Ciudad Juárez last week, government officials in Mexico and the U.S. keep incident under wraps.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Agent & group supervisor was pulled over in

proceso.com.mx/624743/funcion… 2) Ciudad Juárez last Monday, March 30, at 7:15 pm by local Mexican municipal police. Agent Oscar Hagelsieb was driving a BMW model X5 pickup truck "with diplomatic plates" when he was pulled over by police at the intersection of Avenida de Las Torres y Ejército Nacional.
Mar 5, 2020 8 tweets 3 min read
1) California Man Arrested in Colorado with 7.46 Pounds of Fentanyl.

A California man identified as Gladimir Jesus Gamez, 33, was charged for transporting a "large amount" of fentanyl near Golden Colorado this past February 20 while traveling on the I-70 in Jefferson County 2) According to an arrest affidavit, a Colorado State Tropper obtained consent to search a car with California plates being driven by Gamez after a traffic stop. A search resulted in the discovery and seizure of three large bricks consisting of a substance later determined to be
Feb 29, 2020 18 tweets 6 min read
1) Mexico-Phoenix Fentanyl Connection Continues--

Phoenix Police arrest a male suspect who attempted to smuggle one pound of fentanyl concealed in a suitcase aboard an outbound flight from Phoenix. Alvin Lewis, 52, checked in a bag before boarding a plane from Sky Harbor 2) International Airport to Ohio on February 24. Investigators found one pound of fentanyl pills concealed within the lining of the suitcase. Lewis was arrested & charged w/transportation of drugs. The state of Ohio continues to be a key destination for
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Feb 21, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
1) DEA Announces Launch of "Operation Crystal Shield" to Target Main U.S. Methamphetamine Trafficking Transportation Hubs.

DEA has identified eight major methamphetamine transportation hubs where these efforts will be concentrated: Atlanta, Dallas,
justice.gov/opa/pr/dea-ann… 2) El Paso, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Phoenix, & St. Louis. Together, these DEA Field Divisions accounted for more than 75 % of meth seized in the U.S. in 2019. “Manufactured mostly in Mexican labs & smuggled into the United States across the southwest border, meth is a
Feb 2, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
1) Cartel Related Violence Continues in the Border City of Tijuana--169 Homicides in January to Start 2020

Tijuana registered 2,185 homicides in 2019, 2518 in 2018, and 1,734 in 2017. By comparison, the city of San Diego, which sits approximately 30 miles north in California, 2) recorded 34, 35, and 50 homicides in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Another comparison "the city of Chicago registered 34 homicides to start 2020 in January, a 55% increase from the 22 reported during the same span in 2019. Tijuana recorded 169 murders in January 2020. The violence
Feb 1, 2020 10 tweets 3 min read
1) 152,100 fentanyl pills, 6.6 pounds of powder fentanyl, 38 pounds of meth seized in two separate investigations by Phoenix PD & DEA Task Force.

The two seizures occurred during this past week. The first happened this past Sunday when Phoenix Police discovered 10,000 fentanyl 2) pills "Mexican Oxy" during a traffic stop near 67th ave & Mcdowell. The driver identified as Sergio Torres Meza, 28, charged with possession for sale charges.
abc15.com/news/crime/pd-…

The second incident occurred this Thursday when Phoenix Police Detectives assigned to DEA
Jan 29, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
1) High ranking Sinaloa Cartel member who served as the Chief Financial Officer for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escapes from prison in Mexico City along with two other Sinaloa Cartel Operatives. Víctor Manuel Félix Beltrán “El Vic” was in charge of the cartel's money-laundering Image 2) operations & managed the cartel's heroin production & export of product into the United States drug market. Before his capture, he was a lieutenant for "El Chapo's" sons, Jesus Alfredo & Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar.
“El Vic” escaped from el Reclusorio Sur de la Ciudad de Image
Jan 28, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
1) Arizona Department of Public Safety seized 450 pounds of methamphetamine in two separate traffic stops this past Friday. In the first incident, Arizona DPS conducted a traffic stop on the I-15 just south of the town of Littlefield, located approximately 10 miles from the 2) Nevada border in northern Arizona. A DPS officer requested assistance from the Mohave County Sheriffs Department, & a subsequent search resulted in the discovery & seizure of 362 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $4.1 million. Officers arrested the
Jan 15, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read
1) CBP Officers seized over $2M of meth, fentanyl, heroin, hash oil in three separate seizures at the Arizona/Mexico border this week. In the first seizure, officers at the Port of Lukeville conducted a secondary inspection of an RV driven by two Phoenix residents attempting to 2) enter the U.S. from Mexico. Officers found 465 pounds of meth, 2 pounds of heroin, nearly 3 pounds of fentanyl & 51 pounds of hash oil. On the same day, CBP officers working the Port of Sasabe conducted a secondary inspection of Chevy truck occupied by two Mexican nationals
Dec 24, 2019 7 tweets 3 min read
1/ 565 pounds of meth & 28,407 fentanyl pills seized just south of the Arizona border in the Sinaloa Cartel controlled territory. Federal officials of La Guardia National detained two individuals in a vehicle at a security checkpoint located on Carretera Estatal 037 Caborca 2/ heading towards Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point). Earlier this month, Mexican security elements seized 69,000 fentanyl pills, 573 pounds of meth on the same highway after a pursuit. Also this month, the Mexican Army seized 7.4 pounds of fentanyl pills at the “Querobabi” checkpoint
Dec 8, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
1/ Black tar heroin or "negra" as known on the street comes from Mexico & is loaded w/"cut"--the best purity at wholesale is about 68% heroin, the rest is "cut" or filler. The addict at street level injects w/a syringe, at about 6 to 10% heroin, anything 10news.com/news/local-new… 2/ stronger, the addict is risking an overdose. Due to the impurities used as filler to dilute the strength of the heroin, addicts commonly develop infections w/painful abscess at the injection site or in the limb they administer the drug. The introduction of fentanyl as a
Jul 14, 2019 8 tweets 5 min read
@BBlankName @brandondarby 1-Career State Department Diplomats w/zero law enforcement experience make all major decisions on a $2.5 billion dollar program, they have convinced themselves that they are subject matter police, border & cartel experts due to their Google search & speed-reading skills. @BBlankName @brandondarby 2-They feed a false narrative of success w/the Mexico program to the chiefs in D.C., this continues further funding & allows these diplomats to reward their friends with assignments in the finest neighborhoods of Mexico City, meanwhile, Mexico continues to suffer