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Friday, August 26, 2016

San Diego: 3 Million in transit to Tijuana seized

3 Million seized in San Diego

Two discreet, ordinary vehicles drive in tandem through Escondido county, a city outside of central San Diego, known for crystal meth and heroin trafficking, the Passat and the Kia could have contained any average person, a weary commute home from work, another day having passed by. 

Border Patrol agents followed the two cars off the Interstate 15, southbound, and into residential Escondido, where agents pulled over the Kia, while the Passat drove off.  Inside the Kia, driven by a 53 year old American citizen, agents discovered 33, 880 in U.S currency, wrapped and stacked, and concealed in cardboard boxes.  

Other agents covered the area and found the Passat, on Bittersweet Street, it's driver, a 41 year old Mexican citizen,  hiding in some bushes nearby.  Inside his trunk was just over 3 million, wrapped and stacked, concealed in boxes.   The money was in different denominations, all representative stacked and packaged, including $1's, $5's, and $20's.  

A Border Patrol separately declared it the largest cash seizure in San Diego County, by Border Patrol operation.  The suspects were turned over to Homeland Security Investigations, likely building a larger case, the 3 million being just one piece of a picture. HSI agents in Eastlake, San Diego, an enclave of Mexican families from Tijuana, recently shot and killed a suspect in a trafficking undercover op gone wrong. 

The men were charged with bulk cash smuggling.  Who are these two?  Who has to make that call and say 'We lost them'?  The money is very likely brought down from Los Angeles/Orange County stash houses, to be transported in Tijuana.  The smaller bills indicate some of the product was distributed at retail, and maybe the suppliers were paid quickly in smaller bills, rather then waiting to change over into larger bills.  

In May of this year, multiple Federal agencies in a task force, descended upon a house a few blocks from Disneyland, where 2.3 million in suspected drug proceeds was seized.  No arrests were made at that time, but investigators linked the money to members of the Sinaloa Cartel.  

Sources: UT San Diego





61 comments:

  1. Someone is definitely dying over this lol

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  2. 1,5's & 20's? What's next?! Nickels & Dimes?! Embarrassing

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    1. How is that embarrassing? Money is money, that's more than you will see in your life lol

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    2. Good ol Escondido, grew up there in the 90's in apartments full of drugs, drug dealers, cholos and junkees.

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    3. Have to agree with @9:34. Money is money.
      @4:02 is an embarrassment. Que tonto

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    4. No. This only means that cartels are not trusting anybody in the USA with their money. It's going back just how they got it. It will turn into 100's in Mexico, if they're smart and organized, but by the look of those boxes with money in the trunk of a Passat... son una bola de nacos chuntaros y los agarraron por pendejos. que bueno.

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    5. Not much chance for banking, must have been feeling the heat, and looks like they was right, da' poolice was just letting them do their thing to collect just the pure nice clean money, they will put it to good use for Christmas bonuses and shit.

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    6. Something smell fishing
      1 border patrol
      2 going southbound
      3 cars w/money
      4 oh I'm cooking salmon

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  3. No pasa nada los jefes en la sierra de sinalioa no esta contentos pero son de los hombres que no lloran

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    1. You know whats up OG , im would not be suprise if you work whit el chaparrito

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    2. If this shipment is from them those fool driving the money are gone be ok cause that money aint shit to cds but if its from caf or mencho thats a huge lost for them

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    3. Oh si comandante perrita! Jajaja
      $$$ is the point of the game. So all you cheerleaders better slow your roll because any $$$ lost hurts any group involved. if it's CDS money than it hurts even worse now considering chaps mom was robbed n then his kids swooped up.

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    4. I hope they didn't have the product on a "front" , if that's the case and they were on there way to making the payment , then there heads are rolling. Or the cartel will have them and there family in debted for the rest of there lives. Jump, when they say jump. Sucks to be them..

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  4. Mencho payment for kidnapping los Chapitos

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  5. Someone drop the ball doing dumb mistake. Do not break moving violations while doing transport. Drive like a grandma. Second have extra eyes clearing the road ahead of you. Move merchandise not money a business can move money easier.

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    1. DHS knew they had $$.....

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    2. They had a bobble head st muerte doll on the dash..ee ho ley

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  6. You don't randomly pull over loot like that. They were obviously rated out. Chapo maybe?

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    1. The police agencies tap your phones, listen to you talking in public with their listening devices they have in the cars, look like satellite dishes. Eyes and ears everywhere. Cameras on all highways. Just assume they are following you za innocent or otherwise.

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    2. Yes chapo that is in jail ratted on them from his cell about some pocket change for him of 3 million

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    3. LOL. You watch too much news and too many movies.

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    4. Driving like a grandma is suspicious behaviour, and dangerous as driving while black or mexican...

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    5. True story. Experienced it firsthand. Looks like a small satélite dish. Police have an electrónico device that Can be Used to listen to any cell Phone conversación. True story.

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    6. All north american cell phone calls go through the new nsa center in southern utah.
      Real talk!

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    7. Yes and you guys research this. Its true. That brand new led smart tv big screen you have, well it has a spy device installed inside. They have admitted yes there is this technology inside the tv. The govt Can tap in and see and hear you. Some govt employee might he watching you ball your girlfriend right now, at least if you are a risk to Nacional or some other big ass criminal. Check it out big dogs

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  7. Ouch!!! No idea but I imagine that losing money like this hurts more than a load of product. The fruits of their labor just gone.

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    1. No problem.they get a tax write off since they arebselfbemployed.thell make money.

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  8. Someone always inevitebly says this so ill just get it out of the way now. "Heads are going to roll" LOL

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    1. 7:55 I roll my eyes, others roll another joint.
      It is not nice robbing people of their hard earned money, but spying on every deal is costly, drones and cameras all over the city, snitches madrinas, all has to be paid, so when you feel like it is all slipling as if on butter, es que ya te chingaron.

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    2. @ 7:55 LOL...Dont forget this one too:

      "Word is...blah blah blah...my contacts tell me...blah blah blah...Real Talk"

      Jajaja

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    3. word is mencho is pissed this was for menchitos birthday party..my contacts told me mencho is going crazy. real talk.

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    4. "Word is this was all planned". Tha poolice don't take kickbacks in secret anymore, they need to look muy macho and present work to get their pay rises and bonuses...

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  9. These two drivers and possibly their families, will end up paying for the loss of the money with their lives. It would be interesting to learn why Border Patrol was following them to begin with.

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    1. The poolice "lost the car" until they stole the other 10 million dollars, as usual, you know?

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  10. Off Topic but does anyone know anyone that actually collected big $$$ from DEA for helping find a Big Player? Anyone at all? Or even heard of someone getting big $$ 5 million? Even a few hundred thousand? Or is it all a lie? Willis

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    1. I've heard that the DEA isn't very good about coming thru with big payouts. Even if they did come thru, word would get out, and those cashing in would be dead. It's a messed up situation. They know you can't do much complaining about pay outs because you're still gonna need their protection after you rat out.

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    2. They obviously can announce that, as it requires snitching to collect that money. Money that you won't be able to enjoy if you're always watching your back

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    3. The DEA usually pays with impunity, after they te cogen, they give you a deal, and you will happily oblige, aND you get green card and refugee status for your family, cash rewards are like the lottery, 90% taxes and the rest a little payment a year for ten years, snitching is the job to get, make your own money and be untouchable.

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    4. If they have collected I'm sure it's best 2 stay mum about it. Snitches don't have a long life expectancy. Look at lottery winners who have been murdered because of their sudden fortunes. - El Sol Perdido

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    5. Fid herrera beltran, z1 #2 won The Loteria Nacional about 5 times in veracruz, using computers fixed of course, they are used to fix elections too...

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    6. Guy who made the call in Chapos last arrest, his whole family was put on the chopping block if you get my drift. Look it up. Mexico doesn't want snitches to get scared so this got no news coverage

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    7. I have heard of and seen "contract operatives" . I was given some information on a contractor . It blew me away . He seemed solid as a rock until I saw the big picture . Knew of a couple others but was in hindsight . One was a 2 bit snitch I think , if he wasn't carrying a badge . Made buys of any size . Many in the area plead out but some didn't . When he disappeared a lot of charges were dropped . The other 2 were in it for the big. It is illegal for a cop to sell you dope and bust you . A contract operative can. One I knew the details on always wanted to sell big dope . Once he even came up with a load out of Alaska . 25% went to him after indictment and 25% of the civil forfeitures after any asset auctions .
      Probably dead now . He was so good he could also get by in the very small town he grew up. Bet he is dead now.

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    8. Editor or whoever is in charge. Please take my post down at 6:;50 . This was a long time ago . and some paranoid bastards could read it could ad to the many reasons in their head to kill some guy that theyre skeptical of . Sorry I should think before I post .

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    9. @10;08 I don't take down post on request. You may be 6:50 and you may not be. There is no way I can verify. If you are not 6:50 and I took it down 6:50 would likely start screaming "why did you take down my post".

      SOLUTION. There is a little "delete" button below your post. Click it and solve your problem.

      (sometimes a lot of people on here let their mouth overload their a-hole)

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  11. Still nothing about Hugo Castellanos killing. Come guys that should be talked about here. It has alot to do with this.

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    1. "And in southern Mexico, meanwhile, prosecutors said five men died late Monday in a hail of bullets outside a bar near the Guerrero state capital of Chilpancingo."

      http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/miss-world-mexico-director-hugo-castellanos-killed-after-crowning-miss-sinaloa/news-story/d1048b28eb582879dd52cb59cda83eec

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  12. Looks like Willis is looking for a payday. It's not worth it Willy.

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  13. There sure have been lots of loads of cash and drugs confiscated lately, is that normal

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  14. Now that is a lot of scratch! God help the two drivers, they will need it.

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  15. Question: what can they be charged with though? I suppose they could say they just found the money, right?

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  16. Why don't they use bitcoin, no risks.. no need for transport..

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    1. How are you going to pay your low level hitman gunners drug pushers not with Bitcoin but I bet the higher ups have been using bitcoins for a while

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  17. Snitches get paid damn good, they get 20 percent of all seizures in your case on top of what they get from their handlers

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  18. Imagine the shit that get away.

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  19. They have confidencial informants. They are usually criminals themselves so they may get immunity from prosecución.

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  20. So what can they charge these two persons with, what crime? The money was still in the USA about 50 miles north of the international border. It had not been smuggled out or even near Mexico yet.

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  21. dea just taxing the shit out of them and letting them continue asnormal !!

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  22. Illegal ? Sure its illegal . Did anybody file taxes on this money ? Shit there 5o ways they can be charged ? You cant earn money in the USA without reporting it . You sure as hell cant take large sums out of the country without it going through proper channels . Anytime anybody is caught hauling that much cash it will be confiscated and seized until somebody can put legal claim to it. That wont happen . I bet there enough circumstantial evidence to charge them . Shit you get caught with a baggy with a little pot in it , its simple possession . Same amount of pot but split into 8 baggies . Intent to distribute .
    Circumstances

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  23. Good comment. Hard to live in USA. Innocent people get popped too, they throw you in prison and miscalculate your sentence and leave you there forever

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  24. For every action, there is a reaction and a consequence.

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  25. DEA controlled bust. The 30+g's was probably their pay:( The official version makes no sense.

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