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$250,000 bond set for 3 held on drug charges
Thelma Grimes/San Pedro Valley News-Sun
Justice of the Peace Joe Knoblock set a $250,000 bond last week for three defendants who have been charged with a variety of drug charges, including possession of marijuana for sale and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
Edgar Gerardo Valo-Torres, 25, of Sonora, Mexico, is charged with five felony counts of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, transportation of marijuana for sale, unlawful use of transportation and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
Torres was allegedly driving an F-150 pickup reported as stolen.
According to reports, Torres was stopped on Interstate 10 for an unsafe lane change when he tried to escape police.
A pursuit ensued at speeds of more than 110 mph, ending at milepost 329 outside Benson. Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) authorities found three bales of marijuana in the truck.
DPS, with assistance from U.S. Border Patrol, discovered Torres is in the country illegally. He is being held without bond on a Border Patrol hold.
Arrested in connection with the incident were 29-year-old Jose Antonio Valencia of Willcox and 22-year-old Armondo Avel Rivas of Bowie. The two are each charged with three felony counts of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, and transportation of marijuana. They were booked into Cochise County Jail in Bisbee.
Citing the ongoing investigation, DPS de-clined to disclose details.
Justice of the Peace Joe Knoblock set a $250,000 bond last week for three defendants who have been charged with a variety of drug charges, including possession of marijuana for sale and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
Edgar Gerardo Valo-Torres, 25, of Sonora, Mexico, is charged with five felony counts of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, transportation of marijuana for sale, unlawful use of transportation and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
Torres was allegedly driving an F-150 pickup reported as stolen.
According to reports, Torres was stopped on Interstate 10 for an unsafe lane change when he tried to escape police.
A pursuit ensued at speeds of more than 110 mph, ending at milepost 329 outside Benson. Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) authorities found three bales of marijuana in the truck.
DPS, with assistance from U.S. Border Patrol, discovered Torres is in the country illegally. He is being held without bond on a Border Patrol hold.
Arrested in connection with the incident were 29-year-old Jose Antonio Valencia of Willcox and 22-year-old Armondo Avel Rivas of Bowie. The two are each charged with three felony counts of possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, and transportation of marijuana. They were booked into Cochise County Jail in Bisbee.
Citing the ongoing investigation, DPS de-clined to disclose details.
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Frank E Blanchard wrote on Sep 24, 2009 3:13 PM:
" Does anyone else find it interesting that it seems all they can find is marijuana?
Where's the real drugs, that cocaine and the Mexican brown
All the hard drugs are getting through, and all we seem to find is the bales of marijuana flutter, that's all flutter.
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Makes one wonder? It's kind of like they did during the years of the alcohol prohibition one vehicle would take the heat with beer.
And the others with the real shipment of Canadian whiskey would get through.
It is a very old tactic however there has to be cooperation for this to work, now we are talking about corruption, it is easy to finger a load of marijuana, just to allow the hard drugs to get through.
Corruption is everywhere not just in Mexico. It is too easy to approach they're not really asking for the corrupted to participate.
Only to make phone calls to misdirect officials for one traffickers.
Corruption is on both sides of the international border big-time.
It is indeed human nature money talks.
And we all know in the drug trade there is plenty of money to go around we need to look around but good . "
Where's the real drugs, that cocaine and the Mexican brown
All the hard drugs are getting through, and all we seem to find is the bales of marijuana flutter, that's all flutter.
.
Makes one wonder? It's kind of like they did during the years of the alcohol prohibition one vehicle would take the heat with beer.
And the others with the real shipment of Canadian whiskey would get through.
It is a very old tactic however there has to be cooperation for this to work, now we are talking about corruption, it is easy to finger a load of marijuana, just to allow the hard drugs to get through.
Corruption is everywhere not just in Mexico. It is too easy to approach they're not really asking for the corrupted to participate.
Only to make phone calls to misdirect officials for one traffickers.
Corruption is on both sides of the international border big-time.
It is indeed human nature money talks.
And we all know in the drug trade there is plenty of money to go around we need to look around but good . "
duuhhh wrote on Sep 23, 2009 11:23 PM: