February 2011
Illegal Alien Sentenced To 30 Years In Terrorism Financing Case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mohamad Youssef Hammoud, 37, was resentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison on charges related to his activities of providing material support to the foreign terrorist organization, Hezbollah, from about 1995 to July 2000 in Charlotte, following a multi-agency investigation involving special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Hammoud, who has remained in federal custody since his arrest on July 21, 2000, was born in Lebanon, came into the United States illegally in 1992 and lived here by virtue of three sham marriages to U.S. citizens until his arrest.
Hammoud, along with two of his brothers and 22 others, were indicted in 2000 in U.S. District Court in the Western District of North Carolina on numerous criminal counts which included the charge of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, Hezbollah.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Anne M. Tompkins said, “Mohamad Hammoud was a student and member of Hezbollah as a youth in his home country and came to the United States on a Hezbollah-driven mission. He loyally accomplished his mission by creating a criminal enterprise which accumulated millions of dollars in profits, purchased businesses in the U.S., preached radical Muslim fundamentalism as he led a clandestine terrorist cell in Charlotte, raised funds for the cause, and saw that the funds were delivered to Hezbollah leadership in Lebanon.
From April to June 2002, Hammoud and one of his brothers, Chawki Hammoud, were tried before a federal jury in Charlotte on those charges. At trial, both were convicted of providing material support to Hezbollah, and on numerous other criminal counts, including conspiracy, cigarette smuggling, money laundering, racketeering, and immigration fraud.
Charlotte, N. C. now the main distribution center for Mexican heroin
Since 2005, average heroin seizures have grown in Charlotte by an incredible 233 percent, from 214 grams to 714. A single dose is usually one 10th of a gram.
The Drug Enforcement Administration reports that during 2008 alone, heroin seizures across North Carolina increased by 77 percent over the previous year.
The Mexican cartels are sending massive amounts of heroin into North Carolina which is produced from opium from poppy fields throughout western Mexico. With Charlotte now the main distribution center for Mexico’s black tar heroin, the drug is more than plentiful inside the city, and the cost is a mere $12.50 a dose.
That tremendous supply streaming into Charlotte is fueling a rapidly growing demand which is having a devastating effect on many of the city’s residents.
The McCleod Addictive Disease Center in Charlotte reports that they now see 15 to 20 new patients daily, seeking treatment for heroin addiction. The center’s program manager, Ronnie Bradley says that in 2008, that number was only seven or eight.
In 2009, Charlotte Police Captain Mike Adams told the Charlotte Observer that heroin addiction among the city’s youth population is becoming a major problem. Capt. Adams said: “A lot of what we deal with is teens, is high school.”
On April 11, 2008, the U.S. Justice Department’s National Drug Intelligence Center released a situation report, illustrating just how widespread the activities of Mexican drug cartels have become throughout the U.S.
The sobering assessment read: “Mexican DTO’s (Drug Trafficking Organizations) are the most pervasive organizational threat to the United States. They are active in every region of the country and dominate the illicit drug trade in every area except the Northeast.”
That same report said that both the Sinaloa and Juarez Cartels now operate in Charlotte.
Another symptom of Charlotte’s growing cartel activity is which has become all too commonplace in Border States like Texas and Arizona…kidnapping.
On September 29, 2009, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested previously deported illegal alien, Ruben Garcia-Rosario, 25. He was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree kidnapping, felony conspiracy, carrying a concealed weapon, and driving without a license.
The Mexican national was planning to kidnap two sisters, ages 7 and 8, and hold them for a six-figure ransom.
Wake County Arrests
http://www.newsobserver.com/galleries/arrests/
Itzamar Estrada Gemby: 1/31/2011, 0311001524. 5’03”, 124. Charged with: AID AND ABET ROBBERY 14-87. ARMED ROBBERY 14-87. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Delfino Alejo Jr: 1/30/2011, 0311001522. 5’08”, 150. Charged with: ARMED ROBBERY 14-87. CONSP ARMED ROBBERY BUS/PER (CL). IMMIGRATION HOLD
Oscar Josue Rodriguez Reyes: 1/30/2011, 0311001523. 5’04”, 135. Charged with: ATT ARMED ROBERY 14-87. CONSP ARMED ROBBERY BUS/PER (CL). IMMIGRATION HOLD
Diane Stephanie Ruiz: 1/30/2011, 0311001525. 5’03”, 168. Charged with: AID AND ABET ROBBERY 14-87. CONSP ARMED ROBBERY BUS/PER (CL). IMMIGRATION HOLD
Raul Del Carmen Robles: 1/30/2011, 0311001504. 5’09”, 185. Charged with: LARC BY ANTI-INV DEVICE 14-72.1(D1). IMMIGRATION HOLD
Jesus Alejandro Ruiz: 2/ 2/2011, 3211000042. 5’06”, 190. Charged with: IDENTITY THEFT 14-113.20. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Herberth Fabricio Santeli: 2/ 8/2011, 0311002007. 5’09”, 195. Charged with: OBTAIN PRO FALSE PRETENSE 14-100. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Linh Bui: 2/ 8/2011, 0311002020. 5’10”, 170. Charged with: MAINT DWELL/MV KEEP/SELL CS 90-108A. TRAFFIC MARIJUANA 90-95 H. TRAFFIC MARIJUANA 90-95 H. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Huan Tran Nguyen: 2/ 8/2011, 0311002021. 5’05”, 118. Charged with: TRAFFIC MARIJUANA 90-95 H. MAINT DWELL/MV KEEP/SELL CS 90-108A. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Chaiyasith Chamsombatt: 2/ 8/2011, 0311002023. 5’03”, 150. Charged with: MAINT DWELL/MV KEEP/SELL CS 90-108A. TRAFFIC MARIJUANA 90-95 H. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Angel Rafael Vega: 2/ 8/2011, 0611000051. 5’11”, 200. Charged with: BREAK ENTER MOTOR VEHICLE 14-56. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Anibal Joel Colon: 2/ 8/2011, 0711000051. 5’06”, 135. Charged with: LARCENY (F) 14-72 A. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Javier Garcia-Cruz: 2/12/2011, 0311002189. 5’05”, 153. Charged with: POSSESS COCAINE 90-95 A. POSS CS PRIS/JAIL PREM 90-95(E)(9)
Mario Edmundo Beltran: 2/13/2011, 0311002273. 5’10”, 300. Charged with: RAPE 1ST DEGREE 14-27.2 A. BURGLARY 1ST DEGREE 14-51. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Oscar Osvaldo Rivera: 2/15/2011, 0111000485. 5’07”, 250. Charged with: GOVERNORS WARRANT 15A-727. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Nigel Juan Cruz Jr: 2/15/2011, 0311002354. 5’06”, 170. Charged with: P/W/I/S/D MARIJUANA 90-95 A.
Fernando Lopez-Perez: 2/15/2011, 0311002357. 5’07”, 140. Charged with: LARCENY AFTER B&E 14-72 B. BREAKING AND ENTERING 14-54 (F). IMMIGRATION HOLD
Richard Ray Otis Guerrero: 2/15/2011, 0311002366. 6’02”, 195. Charged with: KIDNAPPING 2ND DEGREE 14-39. ASSAULT INFLICT SERIOUS INJ 14-33 C IMMIGRATION HOLD
Nicolas Olivares Pineda: 2/15/2011, 0511000142. 5’04”, 130. Charged with: TRAFFICKING OPIUM 90-95 H.
IMMIGRATION HOLD
Antonio Cirilo Rubio: 2/22/2011, 0311002711. 5’05”, 175. Charged with: ASSAULT W/DW SERIOUS INJ 14-32 B. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Luis Ricardo Heredia-Jimenez: 2/25/2011, 0111000626. 5’06”, 180. Charged with: BREAKING AND ENTERING 14-54 (F). LARCENY (F) 14-72 A.
Luis Ricardo Heredia-Jimenez: 2/25/2011, 0111000635. 5’06”, 180. Charged with: BREAKING AND ENTERING 14-54 (F). LARCENY (F) 14-72 A. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Andy Alejo: 2/25/2011, 0111000636. 6’00”, 225. Charged with: BREAKING AND ENTERING 14-54 (F). LARCENY PURSUANT B&E 14-72 B2. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Eric Cruz Pineda: 2/25/2011, 0311002891. 5’09”, 170. Charged with: ASSAULT W/DW/INT/K/SER INJ 14-32 A. POSS STOLEN GOODS 14-71.1 (F)
Pedro Gonzalez-Rodriguez: 2/24/2011, 0311002873. 5’06”, 180. Charged with: POSSESS COCAINE 90-95
A. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Durham County Arrests
http://www.newsobserver.com/galleries/arrests/
Anselmo Alonso Gaspar: 1/31/2011. Charged with: CONSPIRE TO TRAFFIC IN COCAINE. IMMIGRATION HOLD.
Bryan Reynaldo Ruglas: 1/31/2011. Charged with: POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY FELON.
IMMIGRATION HOLD
Jose Gutirrez: 2/ 2/2011. Charged with: ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.
IMMIGRATION HOLD
Santos Antonio Calderon: 2/ 8/2011. Charged with: FAIL MAINTAIN LANE CONTROL.
Antonio Escobar: 2/ 8/2011. Charged with: BREAK OR ENTER A MOTOR VEHICLE. POSSESSION OF STOLEN GOODS.
Jorge Valencia: 2/ 8/2011. Charged with: PROBATION REVOCATION. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Adolfo Ventura: 2/ 8/2011. Charged with: CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON. POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Daisi Ceballos Perez: 2/ 8/2011, 2574114. 5’03”, 145. Charged with: CONTRIBUTING DELINQUENCY OF JUVENILE.
Dario Pereda Fernandez: 2/12/2011. Charged with: PASSENGER FLEE ACC PROP DAMAGE.
Jose Miguel Sanchez: 2/12/2011. Charged with: RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Bonifacio Padilla Ortiz: 2/11/2011. Charged with: POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. INSP STICKER NO INSPECTION. SPEED IN HWY WORK ZONE. POSS W/I MANUF/SELL/DEL SCHEDULE VI CONTROLLE. SIM POSS SCH II CS. MAINTAIN VEH/DWELL/PLACE. IMMIGRATION DETAINER.
Alex Edardo Mancia Romero: 2/14/2011. Charged with: ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.
Abdul S Algeradi: 2/15/2011. Charged with: FELONY CONSPIRACY.
Mohamed Nasser Ali: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. POSSESS MARIJUANA GREATER THAN r TO 1 r OZ. CARRYING CONCEALED GUN. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Roberto Basilio: 2/15/2011. Charged with: POSS W/I MANUF/SELL/DEL SCHEDULE II CONTROLLE. FELONY POSSESSION SCHEDULE VI CONTROLLED SUB.
Amed Patricio Candelario: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.
Hisham Subhi Said Daher: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Rafael De La Cruz: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Juan C Salcedo: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Retano Thomas: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.
Crystal Dover Abuamra: 2/15/2011. Charged with: ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Alejandro Sanchez Garcia: 2/22/2011. Charged with: IMMIGRATION HOLD. TRAFFICKING IN MARIJUANA.
Alejandro Pedroza: 2/22/2011. Charged with: CONSPIRACY SELL OR DELIVER SCHEDULE VI CONTRO. POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. ATTERMPTED FELONY. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Maria Nela Voria Mederos: 2/22/2011. Charged with: ASSAULT ON A CHILD UNDER 12.
Pedro Manuel Rodriguez: 2/22/2011. Charged with: FICT/CNCL/REV/ALT REG CARD/TAG. IMMIGRATION HOLD.
Leonardo Lopez Rojas: 2/22/2011. Charged with: WEAPONS ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY/AID. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Pablo Castillo Lopez: 2/24/2011. Charged with: POSS W/I MANUF/SELL/DEL SCHEDULE VI CONTROLLE. POSSESS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Johnston County Arrests
http://www.newsobserver.com/galleries/arrests/
Carlos Alberto Lagos: 1/31/2011, 2573910. 5’06”, 165. Charged with: 48 HR.COMMITTMENT. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Carlos Manuel Perez-Villa: 1/30/2011, 2573891. 5’06”, 155. Charged with: SDBS/ DWI:NOL. IMMIGRATION HOLD
Jose Roberto Guerrero: 1/29/2011, 2573880. 5’07”, 145. Charged with: CARRYING CONCEALED GUN, IMMIGRATION HOLD
Carlos Alberto Jaimes: 2/11/2011, 2574183. 5’06”, 160. Charged with: COMMUNICATING THREATS.
Ruben Nmn Rosas-Almanza: 2/22/2011, 2574405. 5’04”, 165. Charged with: POSSESS STOLEN FIREARM.
IMMIGRATION HOLD
Gaston County Lockup- Immigration Hold
http://local.gastongazette.com/lockup/
Andres Miguel Abreu
Charge(s):
Habeas Corpus
Fernando Hernandez Bautista
Charge(s):
1, License, Driving While Revoked
2, Resist/Obstruct Public Officer
3, Failure to Appear, Misdemeanor
4, Failure to Appear, Misdemeanor
5, Failure to Appear, Misdemeanor
6, Habeas Corpus
Marisol Mendez Colorado
Charge(s):
1, License, No Operators
2, Fict/ Cncl/ Rev/ Alt Reg Card/ Tag
3, Habeas Corpus
Leopoldo Garcia Hernandez
Charge(s):
1, Financial Identity Fraud
2, Habeas Corpus
Manuel Dejesus Nolasco
Charge(s):
1, Larceny, Misdemeanor
2, Habeas Corpus
Jose Manuel Rivera
Charge(s):
1, Speed, Exceed Posted
2, License, No Operators
3, Habeas Corpus
Jorge Vera Chavez
Charge(s):
1, License, No Operators
2, Habeas Corpus
Jose Santos Echeverria
Charge(s):
1, Assault, Female
2, Habeas Corpus
Carlos Antonio Eguizabal-Martinez
Charge(s):
1, Assault, Female
2, Assault, Simple
3, Habeas Corpus
Liem Thanh Nguyen
Charge(s):
1, Failure to Appear, Misdemeanor
2, Habeas Corpus
Jose Santos Pineda
Charge(s):
1, Trespass, 2nd Degree
2, Failure to Appear, Misdemeanor
3, Habeas Corpus
Jorge Luis Salgado-Jimenez
Charge(s):
1, Contributing Delinquency of Juvenile
2, Habeas Corpus
Jorge Vera Chavez
Charge(s):
1, License, No Operators
2, Habeas Corpus
Ingrid Esmeralda Zuniga-Gonzalez
Charge(s):
1, Financial Identity Fraud
2, Habeas Corpus
Ricardo Gomez
Charge(s):
1, Injury, Personal Property
2, Habeas Corpus
Fernando Alpizar Lopez
Charge(s):
1, DWI
2, License, No Operators
3, Habeas Corpus
Frederico Lopez
Charge(s):
1, DWI
2, Habeas Corpus
Isabel Adrian Rodrigez Sandoval
Charge(s):
1, Injury, Personal Property
2, Resist Public Officer
3, Habeas Corpus
Illegal Immigrant Receives 15 Year Federal Prison Term
http://www.wtsbradio.com/pages/localnews.html
WILMINGTON- A member of a methamphetamine and cocaine ring has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Jose Joan Cruz Santander, 28, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Wilmington. On July 19, 2010, Santander pled guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in a drug trafficking crime.
On April 20, 2009, undercover agents conducted a controlled purchase of 5 kilos of cocaine with Santander at a location in Clayton, NC. He was arrested a short time after the alleged meeting. A search of his car revealed a 9mm gun with approximately 5 kilos of cocaine. The vehicle also had a hidden compartment used to conceal cocaine.
The federal investigation was part of Operation Broken Glass, conducted by the DEA, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, US Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security, NC SBI, the Sampson and Duplin County Sheriff’s Office, and Wilmington Police.
Possible illegal charged in armed robbery of grocery store
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/02/02/1068199?sac=Lee
SANFORD – A Sanford man has been arrested in the armed robbery of a local store, according to police.
Gilmer Escobar, 29, of the 100 block of North Second Street, was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon in the robbery of the Rite Stop Grocery at 133 S. Gulf St. on Tuesday about 4:40 p.m., police said.
Authorities say a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and camouflage shirt entered the store, grabbed two bottles of beer from a cooler then brought them to the counter, where he pulled a gun.
The robber threatened the clerk and took the beer with him, police said. No injuries were reported.
Police arrested Escobar a short time later in the 400 block of Carthage Street. Police are trying to determine if Escobar is in this country legally. Bail was set at $25,000.
Illegal immigrant charged in Greyhound bus hijacking
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9058278/
HENDERSON, N.C. — Warren County authorities charged a man in connection with the hijacking of a Greyhound bus along Interstate 85 late Thursday.
Jose Flores, 32, faces one count of kidnapping, said officials with the Warren County Detention Center. His bond hasn’t been set yet, and he was scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 16.
Passengers on the Greyhound bus from Richmond, Va., to Raleigh said it wasn’t clear what the suspect wanted.
“He was just irate, (didn’t) make no sense,” passenger Xavier Little said. “Nobody understood what was the purpose. He kept saying, ‘I want to go to the courthouse, the nearest courthouse.'”
Vance County Sheriff Peter White said that a passenger from Arlington, Va., asked the driver a question, then pulled out a gun along Interstate 85 South in Warren County. He also implied that he had a bomb.
Passengers said he ordered them to get off the bus, but they were frozen.
“We were too scared. We didn’t know if he was going to shoot us in the back of the head for getting off the bus,” Little said. “He just kept yelling, ‘Y’all got a problem? Y’all going to do something? I got nine shots, and I’ll start killing right from the front.'”
Robert Fusco said the hijacker then pointed the gun at him and three other passengers in the front. “He talked about shooting us an example,” Fusco said.
The suspect forced the driver to stop along I-85, and all but two of the approximately three dozen passengers got out before the driver continued on, White said.
Meanwhile, a passing driver called 911 and followed the bus, White said. When the bus stopped at a gas station in Henderson, officers with drawn guns surrounded it.
The driver and two passengers got away safely, and authorities used a stun gun on Flores before taking him into custody, White said. A search turned up no explosives on the bus.
Greyhound sent another bus to take the passengers to Raleigh. Passengers said they were nervous to continue on their trips.
Suspected Illegal Causes I-85 Crash
SALISBURY- Highway Patrol officials said drowsy driving could be to blame for a wreck that sent two Woodleaf men to the hospital and held up southbound travel on Interstate 85 about 4 p.m. Thursday.
Trooper D.H. Deal said Ramon Hernandez, 29, was driving a Ford Explorer northbound when he hit the median cables, went airborne and overturned several times before coming to rest in the southbound lane near Moose Road.
“We don’t know what happened or what caused him to veer left and into the median,” he said. “At this time we don’t believe alcohol or impairment was a factor. He may have been a sleepy driver or something of that nature.”
Deal said several witnesses on the scene told investigating Trooper D.R. Morgan they suspected Hernandez might have fallen asleep behind the wheel.
“All of those claims are unsubstantiated right now,” Deal said.
Hernandez and Julio Hernandez, 31, were both pulled from the vehicle by bystanders, Deal said.
Ramon Hernandez, who sustained critical injuries, was airlifted via MedCenter Air to Carolinas Medical Center.
Julio Hernandez was taken to CMC-Northeast in Concord to be treated for serious injuries.
Gun found in possession of illegal immigrant during traffic stop
http://www.salisburypost.com/Crime/020411-WEB-Traffic-stops-yield-stolen-gun-qcd
Salisbury- A traffic stop near the corner of Horah and Partee streets yielded a handgun that Salisbury Police said was reported stolen by an officer who works for the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.
Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said officers W.S. Gibson and Mark Hunter pulled over Ignacio Borja for having a burned out headlight about 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
The officers searched the vehicle after smelling marijuana.
Although the search did not yield any drugs, Collins said, they did find a stolen Kal-Tec .380 caliber pistol.
Borja, 21, of 164 Mahaley Ave., has been charged with possession of stolen goods. He was placed in the Rowan County Detention Center under a $500 secured bond.
The passenger, Claymore Christopher Jones Jr., 22, of 705 E. Council St. Apt. B, has been charged with possession of stolen goods and possession of a firearm by a felon. He was placed in the detention center under a $10,000 secured bond.
Raleigh man accused of heading fake documents ring
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9169459/
RICHMOND, VA. — A Raleigh man oversaw a multi-state operation that supplied phony Social Security cards and other documents to illegal immigrants and funneled the profits back to Mexico, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in Richmond.
Israel Cruz Millan, 28, placed managers in cities in 11 states, from Massachusetts to Arkansas, who then oversaw groups of “runners” who drummed up business for the operation and arranged transactions with customers, according to the indictment.
The cost of fraudulent documents varied on the location, with counterfeit green cards and Social Security cards typically selling for $150 to $200. Each local cell maintained detailed sales records and divided the proceeds between the runner, the manager and upper-level managers in Mexico.
The indictment states that members of the organization wired more than $1 million to Mexico between January 2008 and last November 2010.
Cruz Millan used violence to intimidate competitors and control the fake documents trade in various cities, according to the indictment.
On Oct. 29, for example, he used a teleconference to broadcast the beating of a runner in Raleigh who he thought had stolen money and fake Social Security cards from the operation, according to the indictment.
“During the call, the listeners could hear sounds of the victim screaming as a result of the beating,” the indictment states.
In other cities, runners would pose as customers for competing organizations and then assault the people who tried to sell them fake documents, according to the indictment. In Little Rock, Ark., one competitor was killed in such an attack.
The indictment charges 22 people with racketeering. They also face charges of conspiracy to produce and transfer false identification documents and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Five people have already pleaded guilty in the case.
“The indictment portrays a deadly criminal organization that uses brutal violence to eliminate rivals, protect its turf and enforce discipline against its own members,” U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said in a statement.
“Fraudulent documents give people the appearance of lawful status and provide them a ticket to access and opportunities to which they are not entitled,” John Morton, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said in a statement.
Dorian Sanchez-Acostaran the ring’s Raleigh operation from a home on White Hall Avenue, according to the indictment. Gabriel Soberanas-Grada ran the Greensboro operation, and Juan Arroyo-Pantoja ran the Wilmington operation, the indictment states.
Illegal Immigrant charged with manufacturing fake IDs
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/04/968604/man-charged-with-manufacturing.html
RALEIGH — A man who may be in this country illegally has been charged with manufacturing and selling fake driver’s licenses and other forms of identification documents, according to court documents made public today.
Agents with the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement have charged Fernando Nery Perez-Salim , 27, of 888-A Buckingham Court in Cary, with one count each of possession and manufacture of fraudulent identification, allowing the use of a license or permit and selling driver’s license or permit, according to records filed at the City County Bureau of Identification.
ALE agents charged Perez-Salim on Jan. 24. He remains in custody today at the Wake County Jail under a $20,000 bail.
Federal immigration officials have also placed a retainer on Perez-Salim because they think he is in this country illegally from Mexico, authorities reported.
Perez-Salim became the target of a ALE investigation on Jan. 8. That’s when the agency received a tip from a confidential informant that Perez-Salim was producing and selling fraudulent North Carolina driver’s licenses, Social Security cards and Green cards, court records show.
The ALE also learned from the informant that Perez-Salim was selling the three documents in a package deal for $220, ALE Special Agent Lauren Wilson reported in the court affidavit.
After the arrest and found “a newly printed batch of fraudulent Social Security cards and Green cards,” court records show.
Agents searched Perez-Salim’s apartment.
They found a desktop computer, printer and other software. They also seized more than $2,000 in cash, identification card blanks and a fake Social Security card, state identification cards and phony driver’s licenses, court records show.
Fake IDs Being Sold by Illegal Immigrants
http://www.witn.com/beaufortcounty/headlines/Two_Men_Accused_In_Fake_ID_Scheme_114720134.html
Beaufort County- Two Beaufort County illegal aliens are accused of making fake ID cards, resident alien cards, selling phony drivers licenses and trafficking in stolen identities.
Officers with the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division say the fake cards were being sold to illegal immigrants.
Oscar Gonzalez and Alberto Salazar were arrested last Friday by sheriff deputies. They say their investigation began when investigators bought fake identifications from the two men.
Deputies say they found out that the fake IDs were being made at Gonzalez’s home on Carrow Drive in Washington. There they found and seized computers, printers and laminating machines.
The 40-year-old Gonzlez and the 21-year-old Salazar are both in jail on $21,000 secured bonds.
Commercial Bus Companies Smuggling Drugs Through Out the Americas
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Indicted for drug trafficking are the owners/operators of commercial bus companies operating from Mexico into the Rio Grande Valley to numerous U.S. cities and their drivers, have been indicted for transporting large loads of marijuana and cocaine in specially modified commercial buses and using money laundering techniques.
According to the U.S. government the indictment, recently unsealed, describes the use of specially modified commercial buses by alleged drug traffickers interested in smuggling contraband into the United States from Monterrey, Mexico, or transporting contraband from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston and Dallas, Texas; Allentown, Pa.; Joliet, Ill. and elsewhere.
The indictment alleges the owners or managers of the Transtar, Neptune Tours, Los Primos, USA-MEX and Ameri-Mex commercial bus companies, with offices and terminals in Monterrey, Mexico and Rio Grande City, Roma, San Antonio and Houston, Texas, used their various companies as a front for their drug transport services, and hired drivers and loaders to transport the illegal cargo in hidden compartments built into the bus or in areas not accessible to the public. In exchange for the services, the indictment alleges the owners/managers of the bus companies received thousands of dollars in kickbacks from the proceeds of the drug loads from which they drew their share and paid the drivers and loaders.
According to the indictment, this drug transport service has been in operation since at least November 2001 and is responsible for transporting hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, thousands of pounds of marijuana from the border to points north and millions of dollars in drug proceeds south to Mexico. OCEDTF Operation Road King II targeted this organization beginning in 2001 and through the use of tried and true investigative techniques, communication, coordination and cooperation, ultimately established a more sophisticated undercover operation.
Through that undercover operation, more than 570 kilograms of cocaine, 3,000 plus pounds of marijuana and the thousands of dollars in cash have been seized. Additionally, this multi-agency investigative effort has lead to arrests in and the seizure of 200 kilograms of cocaine in Allentown and 1,100 pounds of marijuana in Joliet. Information gathered through the investigation was shared with law enforcement agencies in other U.S. cities including New York, North Carolina, New Jersey, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Maryland.
Suspect Charged With Firing Gun Outside Smithfield Club
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SMITHFIELD- A Harnett County man is facing charges after he allegedly fired a gun in the parking lot of Twisters, a nightclub on South Brightleaf Boulevard, around 2:06am Saturday. Security officers at the club called police and reportedly located the suspect and a concealed handgun in his waistband.
Jose Roberto Guerrero Garcia, 22, of North Railroad Street, Coats was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm in the city limits. Bond was set at $6,500. Garcia is in the country illegally.
Illegal alien accused of raping teen
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/9075514/
VASS, N.C. — Moore County sheriff’s investigators arrested a 29-year-old Vass man on Sunday and charged him with statutory rape.
Diego Lopez-Lopez, of 268 McKeithen Road, is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl from Lexington County, S.C., according to Sheriff Lane Carter.
Diego was placed in the Moore County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond. His first court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 24 in Moore County District Court in Carthage.
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Fake W-2 form leads to embezzlement charge
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/embezzlement-40975-fake-form.html
Investigators say a fake W-2 form led them to charge a Burlington man.
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office’s Financial Crimes Unit has charged Raul Herrera Garcia, 49, of 3551 Forestdale Drive in Burlington with embezzlement, identity theft and forgery.
On Feb. 3, Joey Mitchell told the sheriff’s office that he had received a W-2 form for wages earned at a Denny’s restaurant in Haw River. Mitchell said that he had once applied for a job at the restaurant, but had never worked there, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
The investigation led to Garcia, who is the general manager of the restaurant, the release states.
Garcia was placed in the Alamance County jail under a $20,000 secured bond.
Police arrest 2 suspected illegals in cocaine trafficking
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/11/982707/raleigh-police-arrest-2-in-cocaine.html
RALEIGH- Two Wake County men were arrested late Thursday night on cocaine trafficking charges, authorities said.
Jamie Bobadilla, 26, of Raleigh, was charged with three counts of trafficking in cocaine and one count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, according to arrest warrants filed in the Wake County Magistrate’s Office.
Raleigh police said they arrested Bobadilla with 142 grams of cocaine.
Jorge Ochoa Rancon, 26, of Cary, is facing one count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, warrants say.
Bobadilla, of 19 Pine Stump Lane, is in custody in the Wake County jail on a $1 million bond. Both men are suspected of being in the country illegally.
Rancon, of 1001-H Village Green Way, is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Dad (non-citizen) gets prison for attempted sexual act with daughter
http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/mother-41033-paniagua-hamilton.html
HILLSBOROUGH — A father who attempted to engage his own 9-year-old daughter in a sexual act was sentenced to a minimum of three years and 10 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to the offense.
Daniel Paniagua pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second-degree sex offense in a plea agreement in Orange County Criminal Superior Court on Tuesday.
The plea agreement called for him to be sentenced to 46 to 65 months in the N.C. Department of Correction, which equals three years and 10 months to five years and five months.
It’s likely he will be deported once he completes his sentence because he is not an American citizen, and he knows he can not return to the United States or he could face further consequences, said his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Julian Mack.
Man Involved In Disturbance Charged With DWI
http://www.wtsbradio.com/pages/localnews.html
KENLY- A Kenly man was arrested early Monday morning on DWI charges by deputies responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Highway 222 near Stancil’s Chapel. Johnston County deputies said they had already been to the residence of Rogoberto Cid Lopez a short time early.
While responding a second time, officers reportedly spotted his truck on the highway and during a traffic stop on Highway 222 East, Lopez was arrested on drunk driving and driving on a revoked license charges. Officers said the 37 year-old man registered 0.18 on the Breathalyzer, more than double the legal limit of 0.08. His immigration status is under investigation.
Sheriff Tracy Carter Newsletter- Lee County
http://www.tracycarter.blogspot.com/
Mexican National Arrests
1) Armando Cortez Martinez, 57, of 5013 North Pointe, Sanford, was charged with Conspiracy to Traffics Cocaine and was placed in the Lee County Jail under $12,000.00 secured bond. Martinez is in the country illegally.
2) Lazaro Guerrero Castro, 48, and Dago Alfredo Guerrero, 27, both of 157 Gunter Street, Sanford, and Dora Alicia Guerrero, 29, of 312 Hickory Avenue, Sanford, were indicted on various charges including Conspiracy to distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine, distribution of Methamphetamine and Cocaine and various gun and weapons offenses. All three were transferred to federal custody on 2-2-2011.
3) A joint investigation by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Moore County Sheriff’s Office has led to the seizure of more than 3 pounds of Marijuana and the arrest of one person. Lee County agents, acting upon information received from drug agents in Moore County, searched a home at 4912 Palamino Drive, Sanford, and seized 1,496 grams of Marijuana.
Agents arrested Osiel Gonzalez Rivera, 39, of the home for possession with intent to sell Marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to store drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. Further investigation discovered that Rivera was a previously deported illegal alien who had outstanding warrants for trafficking Cocaine, firearms violations, and failure to appear in court. He was placed in the Lee County Jail $100,000.00 secured bond.
4)Victor Bustamante 34 of 120 Marina Rd. was arrested for larceny and possession of stolen goods.
5)Tony Ricardo Toro (39) W/M of 213 Crystal Dr. Broadway NC was arrested for failing to appear in court
6)Olga Lidia Mendez (39) H/F of 604 John Garner Rd. Sanford was arrested for failing to appear in court
7)Roberto Presas, 40 of 311 McIver St. was arrested for Driving with a Revoked License.
8)Christian Berberana Diaz (30) W/M of 2000 Carthage St. Sanford was arrested for assaulting a jailer in the Lee County Jail
9)Felix Rodriguez 17 of 514 South 6th Ave. was arrested for Failure to Appear for Violation of a Court Order and Failure to Appear for Breaking and Entering
10)Eleazar Almanza, 38 of 166 Pine Village Sanford, was arrested for Larceny and Possession of Stolen Goods
11) Rafael Lopez Vazquez (47) H/M of 2599 Nicholson Rd. Cameron NC was arrested for assault on a female
12) Avelino Mateo Mejia (22) W/M of 1002 Goldsboro Ave. Sanford was arrested for failing to appear in court
Criminal Calendars for LENOIR County (2-01-11/2-28-11)
http://www1.aoc.state.nc.us/www/calendars/Criminal.jsp?county=LENOIR
BALTAZAR,MOISES ` DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED IPOCK,G 10CR 051669
FAIL TO REPORT ACCIDENT IPOCK,G 10CR 051669
RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER IPOCK,G,D 10CR 701573
ASTILLO,JUAN NO OPERATORS LICENSE HEATH,C 11CR 050105
OMEZ,MIJAIL DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED IPOCK,G 10CR 052254
DWLR IPOCK,G 10CR 052254
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) IPOCK,G 10CR 052254
GOMEZ,MIJAIL,ROMERO DRIVE LEFT OF CENTER IPOCK,G,D 10IF 701917
GUEVARA,FRANCISCA SPEEDING 061/45 PRICE,B 10CR 002936
HERNANDEZ,RICARDO,NAVA NO OPERATORS LICENSE HEATH,C 10CR 003607
JUAREZ,JOSE,RAFAEL,HER SPEEDING 070/55 MCLAWHORN,D 10IF 703263
PADIAS,ORLANDO,FLORES DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED IPOCK,G 10CR 052248
NO OPERATORS LICENSE IPOCK,G 10CR 052248
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) IPOCK,G 10CR 052248
RAMIREZ,GIOVANNI SPEEDING 077/55 IPOCK,G,D 10CR 703748
REYES,SAMUEL,LOPEZ NO OPERATORS LICENSE HEATH,C 10CR 003609
RODRIGUEZ,JOSEPH,OSCAR SPEEDING 077/55 IPOCK,G,D 10CR 701239
RODRIGUEZ,SONYA,LYNN SPEEDING 080/60 IPOCK,G,D 10CR 702420
RUIZ,EDGAR SPEEDING 060/45 GROSECLOSE, 10CR 001743
NO OPERATORS LICENSE GROSECLOSE, 10CR 001743
SALIM,HAFEZ,ABDULLA,AL SPEEDING 070/55 IPOCK,G,D 10IF 703275
SANCHEZ-GUZMAN,ANTONIA NO OPERATORS LICENSE HEATH,C 10CR 003610
SANCHEZ,JUAN,MANUEL POSSESS MARIJUANA UP TO 1/2 OZ CATO,D 10CR 003130
VAZQUEZ,JUAN,CARLOS SPEEDING 070/55 IPOCK,G,D 10IF 703067
VELASQUEZ,JAIMEN,VELAS SPEEDING 070/55 IPOCK,G,D 10CR 703769
DWLR IPOCK,G,D 10CR 703769
VILLALPANDO,MARTINEZ,P DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED CANADY,D 10CR 051263
POSS OPN CNT/CONS ALC PSG AREA CANADY,D 10CR 051263
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) CANADY,D 10CR 051263
VILLALPANDO,PLUTARCO,M NO OPERATORS LICENSE CANADY,D 10CR 001257
VILLANUEVA-MARTINEZ,PA FIRST DEGREE RAPE CHILD SMITH,C 10CR 052137
GALLEGOS,JOSE PROBATION VIOLATION CRAFT,J/PPO 11CR 000048
CARMONA-ESQUIVEL,AGUST NO OPERATORS LICENSE LOCKLEAR,J 11CR 000190
CHAVEZ,MICHAEL COMMUNITY SERVICE VIOLATION MEADOWS,J 10CR 051420
CONSTANZA,ERNESTO MISD PROB VIOL OUT OF COUNTY HAYNES,KELA 11CR 000109
GALLEGOS,JOSE PROBATION VIOLATION CRAFT,J/PPO 11CR 000047
MARTINEZ,GILBERT,CHAIR OPER COMM VEH COMM NOL HARRIS,B,E 10CR 703430
FEDERAL SAFETY INSPECT VIOL HARRIS,B,E 10CR 703430
BRAKE/STOP LIGHT EQUIP VIOL HARRIS,B,E 10IF 703490
DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS EQUIP VIOL HARRIS,B,E 10IF 703490
IMPROPER BRAKES HARRIS,B,E 10IF 703491
GONZALEZ,ENRIQUE,ALEJA ASSAULT ON A FEMALE GONZALEZ,JE 10CR 054052
INTERFERE EMERG COMMUNICATION GONZALEZ,JE 10CR 054052
ANGELS,NELSON,REINALDO NO OPERATORS LICENSE TURNER,M,S 10CR 703693
CONTEREZ,JOHN DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED WILLIAMS,M 10CR 050552
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) WILLIAMS,M 10CR 050552
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON WILLIAMS,M 10CR 050551
ASSAULT ON A FEMALE WILLIAMS,M 10CR 050551
SECOND DEGREE KIDNAPPING CAHOON,C 10CR 050567
CRUZ,YASSIR,OBED SPEEDING 070/55 TURNER,M,S 10IF 702282
HINOJOSA,ALBERTINO,MAR NO OPERATORS LICENSE TURNER,M,S 10CR 701995
NO OPERATORS LICENSE LOCKLEAR,J, 10CR 702252
DRIVE LEFT OF CENTER LOCKLEAR,J, 10CR 702252
MANUEL,MAURICE,ANTONIO SPEEDING 072/60 ROGERS,J,F 10IF 703570
PINEDA,MADALENO,SANCHE TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE DAWSON,J 10CR 053304
TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE DAWSON,J 10CR 053304
TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE DAWSON,J 10CR 053304
TRAFFICKING IN COCAINE DAWSON,J 10CR 053305
CONSPIRE TO TRAFFIC IN COCAINE DAWSON,J 10CR 053305
RAMOS,MICHAEL,ALEXANDE SPEEDING 075/55 TURNER,M,S 10CR 700728
RICO,VENTURA,QUINTANAR POSS OPN CNT/CONS ALC PSG AREA LOCKLEAR,J 10CR 002206
RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER LOCKLEAR,J 10CR 002206
DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED LOCKLEAR,J 10CR 052434
NO OPERATORS LICENSE LOCKLEAR,J 10CR 052434
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) LOCKLEAR,J 10CR 052434
RIVERA,OSCAR,CHAVEZ SPEEDING 075/45 TURNER,M,S 10CR 701895
VALASQUEZ,DANIEL,DIAZ NO OPERATORS LICENSE JOHNSON,T 04CR 003183
EXPIRED/NO INSPECTION JOHNSON,T 04CR 003183
BARRAZA,ALVARO,VALENZU SPEEDING 073/55 MCLAWHORN,S 11CR 700169
CASTRO-RODRIQUEZ,JORGE RECEIVE STOLEN GOODS/PROP (M) CAHOON,C 10CR 053966
ESPARZA,JUAN,C FAIL TO WEAR SEAT BELT-DRIVER CASH,J,L 10CR 703755
NO OPERATORS LICENSE CASH,J,L 10CR 703755
ESPINOZA,DELMA DWLR IPOCK,G,D 10CR 700922
FAIL TO SECURE PASSEN UNDER 16 IPOCK,G,D 10CR 700922
DWLR BENNETT,W,K 10CR 701793
FLORES,ALEJANDRO NO OPERATORS LICENSE HEATH,C 10CR 052655
RECKLESS DRVG-WANTON DISREGARD HEATH,C 10CR 052655
UNLAWFULLY PASS EMERGENCY VEH HEATH,C 10CR 052655
FLORES,JOSEFINA,GUARDI SPEEDING 044/25 HARDY,D,D 10CR 703514
NO OPERATORS LICENSE HARDY,D,D 10CR 703514
GONZALEZ-DELVALLE,ALEJ POSS/SELL ALC BEV NO PERMIT KEEL,C 10CR 003460
GUZMAN,JUANA,SANCHEZ EXPIRED REGISTRATION CARD/TAG MCLAWHORN,S 11CR 700078
EXPIRED/NO INSPECTION MCLAWHORN,S 11CR 700078
HUERTA-SANDOVAL,JOSE,Y NO OPERATORS LICENSE MCLAWHORN,S 11CR 700213
SPEEDING 062/45 MCLAWHORN,S 11CR 700213
JUAN,TOMAS,LUCAS DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED HOWARD,B 10CR 053799
NO OPERATORS LICENSE HOWARD,B 10CR 053799
CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) HOWARD,B 10CR 053799
LOPEZ,BLANCA,ORTIZ NO OPERATORS LICENSE CASH,J,L 10CR 703104
MARTINEZ,ELSA MISDEMEANOR LARCENY MOODY,J 11CR 000116
MCADOO,CARL,ROMANDO DWLR HARDY,T 03CR 002294
PEREZ,RAFAEL,ANGEL RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER BLACK,K 10CR 053674
DWLR BLACK,K 10CR 053674
TORRES,JORGE RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER WISE,D 10CR 052678
NO OPERATORS LICENSE WISE,D 10CR 052678
CHILD NOT IN REAR SEAT WISE,D 10CR 052678
COPLES,VALENTINA,DEMEA CIVIL REVOCATION DR LIC (30) ROUSE,C,J/R 07CR 054192
MISDEMEANOR PROBATION VIOL ROUSE,C,J/R 07CR 054192
DELAROSA,LUIS,FERNANDO SHOW CAUSE EUBANKS,E 11CR 000001
VALERIO,RICHARD,JAMES SECOND DEGREE TRESPASS SANDERSON,D 10CR 052074
ERAZO,JUAN,RAMON DWLR DILDAY,T 10CRS002344
SANCHEZ,ROBERTO DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED CASH,J 10CRS050228
POSS/DISP ALT/FICT/REVD DR LIC CASH,J,L 10CRS700188
VALDEZ,JOSE,CAMPOS DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED LOCKLEAR,J 10CRS051856
RECKLESS DRIVING TO ENDANGER
FLEE/ELUDE ARREST W/MV (F) LOCKLEAR,J 10CRS051857
Raleigh man held in heroin trafficking
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/16/993485/raleigh-man-held-in-heroin-trafficking.html
A Raleigh man is jailed on a $15 million bond today after sheriff’s deputies arrested him Tuesday night on multiple counts of trafficking in heroin.
Nicolas Olivares Pineda, 39, is accused of transporting and selling heroin on five occasions since last November, according to arrest warrants filed in the Wake County Magistrate’s Office. He is facing 20 counts of trafficking.
Sheriff’s deputies said in the warrants that they believe Pineda sold the heroin to an individual identified as “Big Poppy.”
According to the warrants, the transactions occurred on Nov. 3, Nov. 23 and Dec. 21 of last year, and twice this month, on Feb. 4 and again on Monday. Varying amounts of heroin, ranging from 26.2 grams to 130.7 grams, were involved in the cases, warrants say.
Pineda is in custody in the Wake County jail.
Defense lawyer attacked outside Durham County jail
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/16/993916/defense-lawyer-attacked-outside.html
DURHAM — A local defense lawyer was attacked outside the Durham County jail Wednesday morning.
Donald Dickerson of Hillsborough was taken to Duke University Hospital for treatment, along with his alleged attacker Jose Manuel Diaz Torres, 46, of Durham, according to Durham Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael.
Torres is charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct and assaulting the police officers who intervened.
Michael did not release details about the extent of the men’s injuries or the motive behind the attack, which occurred before 10 a.m.
“At this point, it does not appear that Torres knew the victim,” Michael said.
Drug cartel members arrested
http://www.reflector.com/crimerescue/police-drug-cartel-members-arrested-327299
GREENVILLE- Police have arrested five men they say are connected to a Mexican drug cartel on cocaine trafficking charges, according to a news release issued Saturday.
The men, two who live in Pitt County, were arrested after a six-month investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement, according to the release from the Greenville Drug Task Force.
The arrests occurred Wednesday and Thursday. The release did not say where the men were arrested.
Officers also seized 1,800 grams of powder cocaine with a street value of $125,000, the release stated. Also seized were two vehicles, three firearms, and approximately $10,000 cash.
The release stated the men are linked to the La Familia Drug Cartel. The release described La Familia as a violent drug trafficking cartel based in the southwestern Mexican state of Michoacan.
The release said the group controls drug manufacturing and distribution in and around Michoacan, along with the importation of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana into eastern North Carolina and other locations within the United States.
The release did not detail the extent of illegal activities involved in the investigation or how task force officers were able to file charges.
All the men were charged with trafficking cocaine.
Pablo Hernandez-Carrera, 27, of La Grange, was placed in the Wilson County jail under a $500,000 secured bond.
Pedro Quiroc-Bernal, 27, of Greenville, was placed in the Pitt County Detention Center under a $1 million secured bond.
Alcatar Ulas-Fisingur, 25, of Washington, N.C., was placed in the Pitt County Detention Center under a $200,000 secured bond.
Raul Alonso-Correa, 20, of Bethel was placed in the Pitt County Detention Center under a $200,000 secured bond
Rey David Rodriguez-Correa, 34, of Wilson was placed under a $500,000 secured bond in Wilson and Pitt counties for charges in both counties.
The investigation was carried out by members of the Greenville Drug Task Force, the Greenville Police Department, the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, the Wilson Police Department, the Farmville Police Department, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Williamston Police Department, the North Carolina National Guard, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
BLACK TAR HEROIN TRAFFICKER SENTENCED 12 YEARS IN PRISON
http://www.justice.gov/usao/ncw/press/juancho.html
Defendant was Major Supplier for the Organization
CHARLOTTE, NC – Late yesterday, Candelario Gonzalez-Rivera, 27, also known as “Juancho,” a major Mexican black tar heroin trafficker, was sentenced by Chief District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., to serve 150 months in prison, announced Anne M. Tompkins, United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Gonzalez-Rivera, pleaded guilty to a federal indictment brought as part of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Gastonia Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies.
According to official court documents and information brought out in court proceedings, Gonzalez-Rivera was a major source of supply of black tar heroin for the organization. When he was arrested in February 2010, Gonzalez-Rivera was found to be in possession of more than $50,000 in cash bundled for smuggling back to Mexico, hundreds of balloons used to package and distribute black tar heroin, and two firearms. Judge Conrad increased Gonzalez-Rivera’s sentence because of the magnitude of his supplies of heroin to the area and because of the defendant’s demonstrated lack of remorse during sentencing. Federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole.
Today’s announcement is made by Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina; Rodney G. Benson, Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Field Division of DEA, of which the DEA Charlotte District Office is a part; Joe Campbell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Charlotte Division; Chief Rodney Monroe of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department; and Chief Tim Adams of the Gastonia Police Department.
10 DEFENDANTS PLEAD GUILTY TO IMMIGRATION CHARGES
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nce/press/2011-feb-17.html
NEW BERN – United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court yesterday 10 defendants, citizens of Mexico and Guatemala, pled guilty to immigration-related charges before United States Magistrate Judge David W. Daniel. Each of the following defendants were charged with eluding examination and inspection by immigration officials, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325:
RAFAEL GARCIA-TISCARENO
JOSE GUADALUPE RODRIGUEZ
VICTORINO GUTIERREZ-LICONA
LUCIO HUERTA-PONCE
LUIS HUMBERTO HUERTA-PONCE
LUIS RAUL HUERTA-PONCE
JUAN MANUEL MARTINEZ-RODRIGUEZ
JORGE ALBERTO RUIZ-PONCE,
In addition, two defendants pled guilty to reentering the United States subsequent to deportation, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326:
FLAVIO MARTINEZ-ANDRES
OLEGARIO ORTEGA-SOLIS
A Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment on December 14, 2010. According to the investigation, on November 15, 2010, the defendants were found in the United States while employed by J & A Framers Carpentry, Inc. J & A Framers Carpentry, Inc. is a North Carolina corporation owned and operated by Juan Lopez and Jose Lopez. At sentencing, the defendants face up to 2 years’ imprisonment.
COURT SENTENCES MEMBER OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE RING
http://www.justice.gov/usao/nce/press/2011-feb-03_02.html
WILMINGTON – United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court on February 1, 2011, Senior District Judge James C. Fox sentenced JOSE JOAN CRUZ-SANTANDER, 28, a citizen of Mexico, to 180 months imprisonment followed by five years supervised release.
On September 24, 2009, a Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment. On July 19, 2010, CRUZ-SANTANDER pled guilty to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.
On April 20, 2009, a controlled purchase was arranged with CRUZ-SANTANDER and others in Clayton, North Carolina, of five kilograms of cocaine. On May 2, 2009, CRUZ-SANTANDER and several individuals obtained approximately five kilograms of cocaine and meeting arrangements were made. CRUZ-SANTANDER presented the cocaine. An agreement was reached that the money would be obtained for the cocaine and another meeting location was agreed upon. Law enforcement officers arrested CRUZ-SANTANDER in a vehicle shortly after they left the meeting location. A search of the car revealed a 9mm pistol with the hammer pulled back under the front passenger seat and approximately five kilograms of cocaine. The vehicle had a hidden compartment which could be used to conceal cocaine.
The case was part of the OCDETF operation “Broken Glass” which involved a Title III wire intercept and involves the prosecution of distributors of methamphetamine and cocaine.
Twelve charged in Durham shoplifting ring
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/9136337/
Durham, N.C. — Police said Friday that they have arrested 12 people in connection with a ring that sold stolen goods through Durham convenience stores.
Durham police worked with North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents and loss prevention officers from Food Lion and other retailers on a three-month undercover operation. Investigators found that items like razors, beauty products, cigarettes and over-the-counter medicines were being shoplifted from retail stores and then re-sold at various convenience stores.
Officers served search warrants at the following stores this week: Star Carolina Food Mart, 204 N. Hardee St.; Durham Mini Mart, 1933 Holloway St.; Tobacco Town II, 1000 N. Miami Blvd.; Big Apple Mini Mart, 1505 Holloway St.; Los Primos, 1109 E. Main St.; and Creedmoor Mini Mart, 3122 Bruce Garner Road in Creedmoor.
Officers confiscated seven guns, including five from Los Primos, two vehicles, about $5,000 in stolen goods, about $61,000 in cash and several pieces of clothing with counterfeit trademarks.
As a result of the investigation, Los Primos, Star Carolina Mini Mart and Big Apple forfeited their Alcoholic Beverage Control permits.
The following people were charged in the case:
Hisham Daher, three counts of organized retail theft
Lynn Greenawalt, two counts of organized retail theft and one count of permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Mohamed Nasser Ali, one count each of organized retail theft and permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Juan Salcedo, one count each of organized retail theft and permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Rafael De La Cruz, two counts of organized retail theft and one count each of permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise and possession of counterfeit trademark items
Crystal Abuamra, one count of organized retail theft;
Abdul Algeradi, one count of felony conspiracy
Mohamed Mosleh, two felony counts of receiving stolen goods, two counts of felony conspiracy, three misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen goods, three counts of misdemeanor conspiracy and one count of permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Ali Mohamad Obad Alyakdani, one count each of possession of alcohol for sale without an ABC permit and permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Abdo Hafeed, one count each of possession of alcohol for sale without an ABC permit and permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Mohamed Hussein Mohamed, one count each of possession of alcohol for sale without an ABC permit and permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise
Abdelhakeem Aljumai, one count each of possession of alcohol for sale without an ABC permit and permitting unlawful activities on an ABC-licensed premise.
The suspects are in this country illegally and more charges are expected in the case, police said.
WILSON DRUG TRAFFICKERS PLEAD GUILTY
RALEIGH – United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court JOBANI GONZALEZ-TREJO, 23, and EDILBERTO ANGELES-GUZMAN, 27, of Wilson, North Carolina, entered guilty pleas to charges related to drug trafficking. GONZALEZ-TREJO and ANGELES-GUZMAN each pled guilty, on January 14, 2011, and January 19, 2011, respectively, to conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846; aiding and abetting the distribution of a quantity of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1); and aiding and abetting the possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1).
A Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment on September 17, 2009.
This case arose out of an investigation into drug trafficking activities taking place in and around Las Amacas restaurant in Wilson,North Carolina. The investigation revealed that since at least December, 2007, through October, 2008, GONZALEZ-TREJO and ANGELES-GUZMAN were engaged in a conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine. The evidence showed that GONZALEZ-TREJO would set up deliveries of cocaine to other drug dealers and information about the deal would be forwarded to ANGELES-GUZMAN who would, in turn, distribute the cocaine. In some instances, GONZALEZ-TREJO would deliver the cocaine himself. All told, the amount of cocaine GONZALEZ-TREJO and ANGELES-GUZMAN were responsible for distributing was well in excess of five kilograms of cocaine.
Based on the charges to which they pled guilty, both GONZALEZ-TREJO and ANGELES-GUZMAN face a maximum penalty of life in prison. Sentencing is currently scheduled for April 18, 2011.
Investigation of this case was conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wilson Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Rudy E. Renfer represented the government.
Sanford police charge man in armed robbery of grocery store
http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/02/02/1068199?sac=Lee
SANFORD – A Sanford man has been arrested in the armed robbery of a local store, according to police.
Gilmer Escobar, 29, of the 100 block of North Second Street, was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon in the robbery of the Rite Stop Grocery at 133 S. Gulf St. on Tuesday about 4:40 p.m., police said.
Authorities say a man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and camouflage shirt entered the store, grabbed two bottles of beer from a cooler then brought them to the counter, where he pulled a gun.
The robber threatened the clerk and took the beer with him, police said. No injuries were reported.
Police arrested Escobar a short time later in the 400 block of Carthage Street. His immigration status is under investigation. Bail was set at $25,000.
Feds seize nearly 2 tons of pot; more than $1 million, 3 illegal aliens
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/18/2073000/feds-arrest-5-in-major-meck-marijuana.html
CHARLOTTE- Federal authorities say two houses in quiet Charlotte neighborhoods were the center for a multi-million-dollar drug ring with international connections.
Five people, three of whom were in the United States illegally from Mexico, according to investigators, have been charged in the case.
The arrests, made Tuesday, followed a three-month investigation by local and federal authorities. According to a federal complaint filed in the case, the drug ring was centered at a house in the Ashley Farms neighborhood – off Margaret Wallace Road near the Charlotte-Matthews line – and in the Berkshire community of University City.
Federal authorities say they seized nearly 2 tons of marijuana and more than $1 million in cash. The drugs could have a street value of $4 million, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Arrested in the case were Ubaldo Sandoval, 24, of Charlotte; Ana Bertha Sandoval, 31, of Charlotte; JaimeGregoso Arellano, 33, of Charlotte; Ciro Noe Guerrero-Rosales, 25, of Sacramento, Calif.; and Hector Tegeda Galvan, 37, of Concord. Suellen Pierce, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Justice Department, said Ubaldo Sandoval, Ana Sandoval and Hector Tegeda-Galvan are Mexican citizens who are illegally in the United States.
Two Shot Outside Bar- Illegal Immigrant Charged
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Smithfield- Two people were shot Saturday night outside Kelly’s Bar in Smithfield. Police Chief Michael Scott said both victims received serious but non-life threatening injuries. Edgar Ochoa, 17, of Coats and Norberto Juarez, 22, of Clayton were struck by the gunfire in the parking lot. Chief Scott said a motive has not been determined as the investigation is still ongoing. Cesar Sanchez, 17, of Jones Court, Smithfield was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, possession of a stolen firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon. He is being held in the Johnston County Jail under a $203,500 bond. Chief Scott did not rule out the possibility of another arrest.
The police chief said the Kelly’s Bar has been the location of “a more than usual number of calls.” Even before Saturday nights shooting, Scott said patrols had already been increased around the club, located at 2110 South Brightleaf Boulevard.
Fake ID lab busted- 5 illegal immigrants arrested
http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/news/2011/feb/22/fake-id-lab-busted-ar-804811/
Hickory — Fake driver’s licenses and Social Security cards were just two of the products that could be bought at a complex raided by a multi-agency force following a four-month investigation.
The three-house complex on 29th St. Ct. NE off Springs Road also had prostitutes and drugs available, according to complaints.
Five Mexican-born suspects were arrested at the complex Friday during a multi-agency bust spearheaded by the Department of Motor Vehicles with assistance from the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, Immigration Customs Enforcement and Catawba County’s Special Tactics and Response Team.
“Everybody we arrested will be deported following their convictions,” said District Supervisor Rena Rikard of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The Department of Motor Vehicles learned of the criminal operation when a Hickory temp-agency reported that people were using what appeared to be fake identification documents when applying for jobs.
Rikard said the document lab appears to have been supplying documents to illegal immigrants who were looking for work in the area.
The suspects were arrested without incident, Rikard said. Investigators found materials used to make fake driver’s licenses from several states including North Carolina, Texas and California. They also found fake Social Security Cards and Permanent Resident cards.
“They had the capability of making fake ID’s from any state,” Walker said.
Two of the suspects face prostitution-related charges. They are accused of running a house of ill repute where a maximum of three prostitutes worked at any given time, Walker said.
All the suspects in this case are illegal Mexican immigrants, Rikard said.
CHARGES:
* Horacio Ramirez Caballero, 34, of 29th St. Ct. SE, was arrested by the Department of Motor Vehicles and charged with two felony counts of selling false driver’s licenses, six felony counts of common law forgery and maintaining a place for prostitution and possession of fictitious driver’s license.
* Juvenal Ramirez Caballero, 32, of Newton, was arrested by the Department of Motor Vehicles and charged with two felony counts of common law forgery, two counts of selling false driver’s licenses and maintaining a place for prostitution.
* Ismael Cristino-Caballero, 25, of 29th St. Ct. NE, was arrested by the Department of Motor Vehicles and charged with resisting a public officer.
* Edwin Sandoval, 20, of 29th St. Ct. NE, was arrested by the Department of Motor Vehicles and charged with two felony counts of manufacturing false driver’s licenses and underage consumption of alcohol.
* Oscar Caballero Cruz, 26, of 29th St. Ct. NE, was arrested by the Department of Motor Vehicles and charged with manufacturing false driver’s licenses.
All suspects are being held on immigration detainers.
Man in drug case facing immigration charges
ROWAN COUNTY- A man authorities charged for involvement in a drug operation — said to be a major supplier of powder cocaine in western Rowan County— is facing federal immigration charges.
Bernardo Pineda Martinez, who also goes by Bernardo Pineda Montano, is in the United States illegally, according to an October indictment filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Martinez is an “alien who had been deported and removed from the United States on or about January 25, 2008, knowingly and unlawfully was found in the United States,” the grand jury indictment shows.
Martinez, 28, was charged in September with three felony counts of trafficking in cocaine and one felony count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, as well as resist, delay or obstruct an officer.
Detectives seized a kilogram (with a street value estimated at $50,000) of powder cocaine during the drug bust. Three other men were also charged in the bust.
Martinez remains in the Rowan County jail under a $1 million bond under the name Bernardo Montano.
The federal court charged Martinez with illegal re-entry of a removed alien.
High Percentage Of Those Charged Fail To Appear
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GRAHAM — A high percentage of undocumented immigrants living in Alamance County who are assigned to appear in federal immigration court after they are arrested for a criminal violation, but not detained, fail to appear in court.
That was the message Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson presented on Tuesday to the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. Johnson said about 25 percent of the county’s undocumented immigrants taken into custody for committing a crime are serious offenders and usually give false names to law enforcement when they are apprehended.
Johnson provided the county commissioners with a report this week that showed the results of the county’s undocumented immigration enforcement since 2007 through a federal partnership.
According to the report, there have been 12,894 people detained in the Alamance County jail through ICE, 287 (g) and the Criminal Alien Program. All of these inmates were held at the jail in ICE officers’ custody.
So far in 2011, there have been 407 people held at the jail through immigration enforcement programs, with 3,299 people held at the jail in 2010, 3,792 people held in 2009, 4,102 people held in 2008 and 1,294 people held during May to December in 2007.
According to the sheriff’s department report, of these 12,894 detainees held at the jail through ICE, 287 (g) and CAP there were 2,022 undocumented immigrants that were identified, interviewed and charged during the past four years. Since 2007, there were 1,491 immigration detainers filed against these inmates and 1,555 inmates were placed in removal proceedings for deportation.
Ninety-eight of these undocumented immigrants held at the jail had already been deported and had re-entered the United States and 49 were previously ordered to be deported but remained in the country.
Last month, ICE interviewed 31 detainees at the Alamance County jail to determine their immigration status. Fourteen of these detainees had a prior immigration arrest or criminal arrest record. Immigration detainers were filed against 23 of these detainees.
Criminal charges against the detainees included fraud, larceny, stolen property, sex offenses, driving while intoxicated and traffic offenses including driving without an operator’s license.
Sixteen of the 23 undocumented immigrants detained at the jail were from Mexico, two were from China, two were from El Salvador, one was from Guatemala, one from Honduras and one was from Macao.
Sheriff’s Department spokesman Randy Jones said on Wednesday not all arrests leading to immigration detainers were done by the sheriff’s department. The 287 (g) report includes arrests made by all of the local law enforcement agencies in municipalities inside Alamance County as well.
“It’s from all sources,” Jones said. “There are some months when the sheriff’s department doesn’t lead in the number of arrests that go through 287 (g).”
According to Alamance County Commissioner Tim Sutton, ICE and the U.S. Marshals Service provide about $6 million in federal funds to run the 287 (g) program in Alamance County annually. These dollars are used to pay for use of the county jail system.
It cost about $4 million in federal funds to run 287 (g) and between $1.8 to $2 million is unused and placed in the county’s general fund annually. Sutton said he asked for the sheriff’s department to compile a report on ICE and 287 (g) results since 2007.
“I am proud of what we are accomplishing,” Sutton said. “I know its curbed crime.”
Asheville man faces 12 cocaine charges
ASHEVILLE — Bond was set at $600,000 for an Asheville man arrested by Buncombe County deputies on a dozen cocaine charges.
Jose Alfredo Ramirez-Salas, 23, of Brookside Road, was charged with three counts each of trafficking in cocaine, selling cocaine, delivering cocaine and possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, according to warrants served Wednesday.
Warrants state the crimes occurred on Sept. 24, Oct. 5, Oct. 14 and Dec. 3.
Traffic Stop Near High School Leads To Drug Charges
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Wednesday afternoon, Clayton Police stopped a car near Clayton High that authorities said contained a quantity of marijuana, Vicoden, drug scales and alcoholic beverages.
The driver, Tanner Jose Lassiter, 18, of Meadow Run, Clayton was arrested on eight charges, including possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of alcohol underage, and possession of a fake ID. Lassiter was confined in the Johnston County Jail in lieu of a $62,500 secured bond.
Rowan part of big drug bust
http://www.salisburypost.com/Crime/022511-WEB-Cops-Drug-Bust-qcd
Salisbury- More than 25 people worked to break up one of the largest methamphetamine ice rings on the East Coast Thursday, and it all began in Rowan County.
The two-year investigation resulted in the arrest of three Mexican nationals Thursday. They are accused of bringing in large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from the Texas/Mexico border to Atlanta, Ga., and then to Rowan County.
Over a two-year period, undercover officers and witnesses, working under the direction of law enforcement, bought drugs in Iredell and Wilkes counties.
The investigators said Salisbury resident Hildeberto Gonzalez-Chavez, 30, also known as “Beetle,” of 122 Cypress Lane, had been supplying the drugs to a customer in Wilkes County for more than 10 years.
On Thursday, officers watched Gonzalez-Chavez meet with another person in China Grove; the two people followed each other to 115 Westhaven Way.
Gonzalez-Chavez left the home in a different vehicle, stopped to get gas on U.S. 152, and was searched. One and three quarters of a pound of methamphetamine ice, the most addictive and potent form of methamphetamine, was found in the vehicle, authorities said. Gonzalez-Chavez was arrested and charged with trafficking more than 400 grams of methamphetamine, with the street value totaling about $100,000.
Officers then went to 115 Westhaven Way and spoke to the other driver, 22-year-old Edgar Santana, of Duluth, Ga. The report accuses Santana of being the person who delivered the methamphetamine to Gonzalez-Chavez. Santana was charged with trafficking more than 400 grams (14 ounces) of methamphetamine.
Additional information was found during the investigation which led to the identification of the suspected supplier, 33-year-old Cesar Sierro-Pineda, of Duluth, Ga.
Rowan County authorities issued an arrest warrant charging Sierro-Pineda with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine.
Sierro-Pineda was charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Gwinnette County authorities at his apartment complex in Duluth, Ga.
A search warrant for his apartment at 1435 Boggs Road, Apt. 2114, Duluth, found a methamphetamine ice conversion lab, resulting in the evacuation of the building. Approximately 5 gallons of liquid methamphetamine was found in the apartment, which was capable of producing around 20 kilograms (40 pounds) of methamphetamine ice. Two additional people were taken from the apartment.
The investigation is ongoing.
Zebulon arrests
http://www.easternwakenews.com/2011/02/23/10140/zebulon-crime-log-feb-23.html
Rudis Alberto Ascencio Fuentes, 18, 885 Lewis Road, Zebulon was arrested and charged with embezzlement. Fuentes stole numerous items from his place of work, Rue 21 on Gannon Avenue.
Wendell arrests
http://www.easternwakenews.com/2011/02/23/10142/wendell-crime-log-feb-23.html
Daniel Huerta Castaneda, 18, 7216 Old Bunch Road, Wendell, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of selling drugs.
Kenly man charged in Smithfield assault
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SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Smithfield police arrested a Kenly man Friday for allegedly shooting two men last week with a stolen 9 mm sub-machine gun.
Eric Cruz Pineda, 29, of 1344 Princeton Kenly Road, Lot 47, was charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, one count of carrying a concealed gun and one count of possession of a stolen firearm.
Police said Pineda shot Edgar Eduardo Ochoa and Norberto Munez-Juarez on Feb. 19.
The victims’ conditions were not released.
Pineda was taken to the Wake County jail and bond was set at $500,000. He is suspected of being in the country illegally and is scheduled to appear in court March 1.
Suspect In 15-Year-Old’s Rape Eludes Police
http://www.wxii12.com/news/26997970/detail.html
RALEIGH — The suspect in the rape of a 15-year-old girl is being sought by deputies in Iredell County.
Deputies said the girl and her mother came to the Sheriff’s Department on Feb. 9 to report that Juan Carlos Acuna Martinez, 21, had sexually assaulted the girl several times.
Deputies said they learned that Martinez could be in Lexington, but when officers attempted to arrest him on Thursday they learned that he may have fled the area.
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I am very curious as to where you obtained your information. Was it just racial profiling due to a hispanic last name? I would check your sources before publishing information like this. My bet would be i am not the only one who had false information published about them.
NCFIRE compiles the information based on police reports. I believe the “Immigration Hold” was why your name was included in the list. However, as you requested earlier, I had already removed your name and relayed the request to NCFIRE also.