A sheriff’s deputy arrested a Mexican police officer from Ensenada BC this week who had 50 pounds of methamphetamine in a hidden compartment inside his car, authorities said on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
The 41-year-old cop was driving on the northbound #5 Freeway when, at the Orange County Ca border with San Diego County, a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Highway Interdiction Team pulled the man over for a Vehicle Code violation, authorities said.
The team primarily monitors the I-5, used by drug-trafficking organizations to smuggle narcotics north.
During the traffic stop, sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun said, driver Miguel Patron was extremely nervous. Braun did not have details about what the initial traffic stop was for. The man said he was a police officer and gave the deputy his identification. “For someone being pulled over for a Vehicle Code violation, his behavior and demeanor didn’t fit,” Braun said.
Patron let the deputy search his vehicle, and a narcotics-detection dog alerted the deputy to the odor of drugs. The deputy did a detailed search and found a manufactured, hidden compartment in the car concealing the narcotics, authorities said.
Deputies arrested Patron, an officer in Ensenada, for transporting a controlled substance and using a hidden compartment to conceal it. He was taken to the nearest jail, in San Diego County.
According to inmate records, he was booked into the Vista Detention Facility and was being held in lieu of $200,000 bail.
The arresting deputy is part of the special team, started in 2008, with three deputies and three K-9s that try to disrupt the flow of drugs into Orange County. The team makes up to 1,500 vehicle stops a year and frequently finds hidden compartments in gas tanks, spare tires and ceilings and other spots concealing narcotics.
Given this situation, the Municipal Public Security Directorate of Ensenada issued a statement in which it stated that González Patrón is an active element of the corporation; but, at this time, he is absent from his work for a holiday period. However, they are already in contact with the San Diego authorities to continue the procedure established by the Public Safety Law of the State of Baja California.
Every time they make a bust like this it's always the same thing 'unspecified traffic violation' or 'vehicle code violation' but they never say what. More then likely they have an informant that snitched about a northbound load, then they just pull you over for any old bullshit reason and that's all she wrote. Once they pull you over its game over. No matter what happens the drugs are gone, even if he beats the case in court he still doesnt get the drugs back and now he owes somebody a lot of money.
ReplyDeleteYoud think a Mexican cop would be able to compose himself if hes moving a load like that. For my brief period of illegal income I would always do a full sweep of the vehicle for signals, brakelights, taillights and everything else before I started driving. I'd be amazed if these drivers carrying these loads didnt do that as well.
The things is not everyone has that discipline or the drive to stay focused long enough on the task at hand. 9.11 was a clear example of how lax people can get. - Sol Prendido
DeleteYou can be hyper vigilant all night long but it is common knowledge that the Man will bust a tail light out; let air out of a tire, etc., etc. or say you made an illegal turn. Reasonable cause is easy to come by. When the intelligence identifies you, you are going down. Best strategy is to stay home and relax with the family.
DeleteYou are right. Shit, i do the same when i have had a little to drink... Also, never let someone know your route or exact time big arrival.
Delete3:58; Maybe intelligence was told to sheriffs and while sheriffs are looking for the car, and then finding 20 kilos and being helped by more sheriffs; maybe another 1000 or more kilos went by in different cars. Could this be??
DeleteThey don’t need “reasonable cause” if there’s a snitch. The snitch IS the reasonable cause. After that, they can lie and say they pulled you over for a traffic violation, and it’s perfectly legal to tell that lie because when they go to court they will present the actual probable cause....which is the confidential informants testimony.
DeleteLicense plate scsnners...pull guy over...put the dogs that bark at anything on him .there's your probable cause regardless how normal the could act...slam dunk!!
Delete8:51, Really? Letting air out? Is he going to ticket you for 30psi on a 32psi tire?
DeleteDon't forget most of these asses are career criminals who have the same regard for traffic laws as they do for drug trafficking which is none. It doesn't surprise they drive like shit and break the law even though they know their trunks are full of dope
Delete11:46: sounds like u done this before. What u know about all that?
DeleteRandom my ass- and he tricked off where the big load was at, and thats where the big bust came from- someone snitched on this guy 100%
ReplyDeleteThe badge buys him nothing with CBP and US Law Enforcement. One US Customs Agent told me a few years ago the sight of a badge brings an auto response of a yellow placard beneath the windshield wiper; meaning a trip through secondary inspection.
ReplyDeleteA cop from Mexico driving in the United States ought to be automatic reasonable suspicion that criminality is afoot.
ReplyDeleteAll mexican cop r crooked. In mexico when they pull me over its just Extortion payment. Just pay up and they leave u alone. Same old Mexico
DeleteThis mother f'rs looking at 20-30 years. Hope it was worth it.
ReplyDeleteWell, after that amount of time, those who would kill him will probably be dead themselves.
DeleteNa,he'll plea to 10
DeleteHalf time served so he will do around 4 to 5 years
DeleteNah, you do 85% fed time.
DeleteIts probably listed as a job requirement in the mexican police force that you deal in dope...
ReplyDeleteIf he was driving a car with Baja license plates on, that's a red flag esp if he was alone.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen an OCSD patrol on the 5 south of san clemente in my 42 years. So you're telling me the guy made it thru the border, thru the pendleton border check, and then an OC Sheriff pulled him over south of clemente, and it wasn't a CHP patrol? sounds kinda very specifically not random to me.
ReplyDeleteBaja plates that far north is unusual and would attract attention.
DeleteIt's always funny to watch vatos with Baja plates driving around SoCal.....
ReplyDeleteDudes sitting all stiff with their hands on the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock position. Sweating and praying they don't get pulled over.
Mijo 1015, it was started in 2008, not 42 years ago, says it in, de article of BB. And it's an Orange County suppression units, as laisions with CHP.
ReplyDeleteEl Marijo
what mean lbs?
ReplyDeleteIt's unit of measurement here in the U.S. It means Pounds. One pound = 453grams.
DeletePhelpso
9:55 where are you from brother?
DeleteOMG dirty cop of Mexico brings drugs, over here no bribing judges. Serve prison time, then after many years get deported.
ReplyDeleteThere is no "half time" in federal prison. You do 85% the get put on "supervised release"
ReplyDeleteI know i got caught.
DeleteBut 20% of American loves drug great market and we will keep buying
Delete@9:55 lbs = pounds. About 22.5 kilos
ReplyDeleteNo, a kilo is 2.2 lbs
Delete@1015, that's cause you probably weren't snuggling 50 pounds of meth. And this guys work undercover, they see something worth looking at and call CHP to pull him over. Usually speeding, even if it's 5 over. I personally get passed by visiters with Mexican plates all the time. Them Mexican like speeding.
ReplyDeleteread el sicario
ReplyDeleteold book says all municipals
are recruited by cartel to kidnapp, extort, and smuggle contraband. they even send them to get trained bu USA law enforcemnt to gain intel on UsA tactics aginst cartel
Relax people ocsd Lasd have a narco team cruising the highways for these types of things!
ReplyDeleteI am glad live here at least Rule of Law
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