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  • Valley Officials Monitor Cartel Activity in Other Parts of the Country

    Mexican Cartel activity across the United States is being traced back to the Rio Grande Valley, local law enforcement officials said. San Juan Police Sgt. Rolando Garcia said he spends part of his day researching cartel activity that might have ties to the Valley. Ramos is accused of sending hundreds of pounds of cocaine from Matamoros to places as far away as Illinois. Most of the narcotics, though, were destined for Arkansas.   More...

  • Brownsville Man Linked to Smuggling Ring

    Authorities believe a man linked to a large-scale, drug-smuggling operation may be from Brownsville. Manuel Garza, 31, is accused of being part of a group that smuggled cocaine from Matamoros to as far away as Illinois. Idalia Ramos Rangel, 57, is considered the ringleader. Officials said she is a member of the Gulf cartel. Federal authorities said Ramos used more than a dozen people, including her son, to smuggle cocaine. Most of the narcotics were destined for Arkansas. Authorities found more than $10 million worth of cocaine in Arkansas.   More...

  • Zetas gun buyer blames abusive relationship  

    A San Antonio woman ordered by the Zetas to buy the cartel machine guns and semi-automatic rifles was sentenced Wednesday to more than seven years in prison for that crime, and for helping steal more than $133,000 from customers' accounts when she worked for Wells Fargo. In a confusing explanation to U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia, Yadira Mauricio Ybarra, 38, claimed she “lashed out” because she was in an abusive relationship and the criminal justice system was of little help when she turned to it for help for herself and her four children.   More...

  • Men sentenced for possessing grenades  

    Four men were sentenced Wednesday in federal court for possessing a destructive device. Juan Ricardo Martinez-Cardenas, 38, Daniel Blanco, 23, and Jose Lopez-Cerda, 24, were sentenced to 10-year terms in federal prison. A fourth man, Martin Martinez-Medina, 18, was sentenced to 62 months. All four are Mexican nationals who entered the U.S. illegally and are expected to face deportation hearings following their sentences, according to a statement from Angela Dodge, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.   More...

  • Feds: Two women linked to cartel ‘Momma’

    Two Brownsville women suspected to be connected to a drug smuggling operation in Arkansas that officials say is run by the “Big Momma” of the Gulf Cartel are awaiting extradition to that state. Court documents show Denice Duran Martinez, 34, and Yadira Anahy Martinez, 36, were arrested Tuesday in Brownsville on arrest warrants issued out of Arkansas. The two are indicted on a charge of conspiracy with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. They remain in custody of U.S. marshals pending their extradition.   More...




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