Project Gunrunner ATF Agents Arrest Juarez Drug Cartel Gun Smuggler
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2008 / PRNewswire-USNewswire / - Victor Varela, the head of an alleged arms trafficking network operating systems in Arizona and New Mexico, has been, by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with the support of the United States - March neck Fugitive Task Force and Attorney General’s Office, Arizona, announced today, ATF Special Agent in Charge of William Newell ‘ATF Field Division and Phoenix Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard.
As part of a project Gunrunner ATF investigation, law enforcement officials troubled by a group of human traffickers and gun still several weapons, including a .50 caliber, semi-automatic rifles and several small arms , which claims to supply the organization of drug trafficking (DTO) of the members of the Juarez Cartel Office Palomas, Mexico, is located south of Columbus, government fees NM documents state that Varela and his co-accused, that as a “straw buyer,” a number of acquired firearms in Arizona in order to supply DTOs in Mexico. Apparently, the group transported the weapons acquired illegally in New Mexico and then in Mexico, for use in ongoing conflicts with DTOs rivals, and with the criminal prosecution authorities in Mexico.
“The swift action of the ATF in this investigation as an example of our commitment to the illegal exploitation of truncated by the influx of weapons to violent criminals in the United States and Mexico, Newell said. “The Arizona Attorney General’s Office and ATF are cooperating closely to determine the concerns of the Government of Mexico regarding illegal arms trafficking. This is just one of many ongoing investigations by the ATF in Phoenix and its partners repression. ”
“This event has been one of our priorities, because the nature of the alleged crime, Varela. Arrest This is a direct reflection of our commitment, not only to support the criminal prosecution authorities in the United States, but our international partners, such as good, “said US Marshal David Gonzales.
With the seizure of weapons, attempted Varela was an entirely to the purchase, M-60 for a machine gun used in the DTO Palomas. In addition, a number of firearms, law enforcement by Mexico and military personnel, who have recently mobilized for the escalation of gun violence in Palomas and Juarez, Chihuahua, were victims of the so-called Varela’s gun trafficking network. ATF, through its ties office in Mexico City, and officers on the south-western United States limit the sharing of law enforcement intelligence with colleagues in Mexico, in the ongoing investigations with arms traffickers.
Varela is in the custody of the Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Office costs of fraud, is liable to criminal prosecution and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. In collaboration with the ATF and the Attorney General, the office of the US Marshals Service and the Arizona Department of Public Safety in connection with investigations and arrests. More information about the project and ATF Gunrunner, see http://www.atf.gov/.
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