Original article available at ZETA
Translated by El Wachito
Prior recommended reading: 631 Kilos of cocaine seized
*Article dated August 15, 2016
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The warehouse was located by elements of the Policia Estatal Preventiva (PEP) and the Mexican Army, it was secured by the Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR), and 631 kilos of cocaine were confiscated, it was "costco" of drugs.
The drugs were packaged with precision, and the blocks of drugs were tagged for delivery in exact quantities, to the 19 cells of traffickers, for their sale. Investigators claim that the drugs belong to groups of the Cartel de Sinaloa.
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Translated by El Wachito
Prior recommended reading: 631 Kilos of cocaine seized
*Article dated August 15, 2016
Law enforcement personnel detected several group of traffickers from the Sinaloa Cartel, that used and paid for transportation services, storage services, and distribution of the drugs to the other members of the criminal organization. They shared the services in order to make their criminal activities more efficient and to reduce the negative impacts of captures. The warehouse, was literally, a "costco" of drugs.
The warehouse was located by elements of the Policia Estatal Preventiva (PEP) and the Mexican Army, it was secured by the Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR), and 631 kilos of cocaine were confiscated, it was "costco" of drugs.
The drugs were packaged with precision, and the blocks of drugs were tagged for delivery in exact quantities, to the 19 cells of traffickers, for their sale. Investigators claim that the drugs belong to groups of the Cartel de Sinaloa.
With the name, the nickname, and a specific image or a number, the cocaine was separated and ready to be delivered to the buyer. The warehouse was used by traffickers as a center of distribution of cocaine. A demonstration from criminal organizations that have settle in the region, with another system of work in the criminal world.
"These are rented spaces", informed neighbors of the warehouse to ZETA. The warehouse was searched Wednesday 10, of August and its located in Parque Industrial Pacifico of Tijuana. Regarding the individuals that worked in the warehouse searched by the PGR they told people that: "we are in the business of selling goods". And they were right, except that they were selling drugs.
The warehouse is located in Calle Ojos Negros with the number 23850, it has two doors and two curtains that give access to a trailer, cars and persons; inside, 8 meters deep and a front patio of 2x7 meters.
Regarding the confiscated trailers and involved to the searched business, one, identify with a red logo of a polar bear and with the name of the corporation Red Cold. The trailer was parked in front of the business. The second trailed with a logo of a corporation named LRO and with california platers, was parked behind one of the curtains of the warehouse, implying that they were planning on moving the trailer inside the warehouse.
In the warehouse and inside the trailers there were cleaning supplies, basically packages of soap of the brand Ensueño and bottles of water of the brand Bonafont. Authorities claim that the 631 kilos of cocaine came to Tijuana, hidden among the cleaning supplies.
"According to information given by the detainees, the warehouse functioned as a supply center were local providers received the merchandise and then it was distributed according to their necessities, they also used this services in order to avoid putting their personel in danger", according to the coordination group.
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The arrested were identified as Jose Ernesto Ojeda Aguirre (47 years old) and Jose Luis Ojeda Aguirre (48 years old), from Culiacan Sinaloa. Jose Alberto Avalos Patricio (43 years old), from Tuxtan, Nayarit; and Ruben Alejandro Ahumado Massu (30 years old) from Culiacan, Sinaloa.
The packages confiscated by the authorities, confirmed at least 19 owners of the drugs, due to the fact that each package was tagged with a logo.
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The packages confiscated by the authorities, confirmed at least 19 owners of the drugs, due to the fact that each package was tagged with a logo.
The packages that were carefully wrap with known plastic to protect the product, traveled the trailers and were transportated by the "business". The nicknames identified were the following:
*C/Gato
*CN Yito
*CN Gary
*Lolo
*Alacran
*Chatin
*Paja
*HH
*250X
*K13
"This packages had the nickname written with a marker", explained one of the investigators. But the majority had the logo of ESPN with a yellow background and a picture of a man running; or a block with the logo PGP, another one with the word Hot with a white background; other had a cartoon of Mr. Incredible with the leyend "pow"; other had a picture of a lion.
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Other package had the images of Camels in the dseert; other a picture of soccer player Messi, his name and a number 10 were notice.
Packages with an image of an eagle with a bell at the front; others with a red background and a picture of a panther; and several other packages with a cartoon of Spongebob riding a motorcycle.
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Some of the nicknames had already been identified by the authorities and investigations are currently underway.
*C/Gato
*CN Yito
*CN Gary
*Lolo
*Alacran
*Chatin
*Paja
*HH
*250X
*K13
"This packages had the nickname written with a marker", explained one of the investigators. But the majority had the logo of ESPN with a yellow background and a picture of a man running; or a block with the logo PGP, another one with the word Hot with a white background; other had a cartoon of Mr. Incredible with the leyend "pow"; other had a picture of a lion.
Other package had the images of Camels in the dseert; other a picture of soccer player Messi, his name and a number 10 were notice.
Packages with an image of an eagle with a bell at the front; others with a red background and a picture of a panther; and several other packages with a cartoon of Spongebob riding a motorcycle.
