TUCSON, Ariz. – A Buckeye,
Arizona, man was arrested Sunday on multiple counts of conspiracy and
possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. The charges
resulted from an investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Southern Arizona Corruption Task Force, significantly assisted by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, NATIVE
Task Force in Sells, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Carlos Victor Passapera Pinott,
53, was charged by complaint, and had his initial appearance Monday before
United States Magistrate Judge Leslie A. Bowman of the District of Arizona.
According to the complaint,
Passapera is a U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Tucson Sector Ajo
Border Patrol Station. On Aug. 9, at approximately 3:15 a.m., Passapera left
his residence and drove south to a remote area of the border west of the
Lukeville Port of Entry. Passapera then drove to Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport, where he loaded two duffel bags into another vehicle.
Law enforcement agents stopped the driver of that vehicle after it left the
airport, and searched the duffel bags.
The bags contained multiple packages of
substances that field-tested positive for the characteristics of cocaine (21
kilograms), heroin (1 kilogram), and fentanyl (1 kilogram). The bags also
contained approximately 350,000 pills. A sample from the pills field-tested
positive for the characteristics of fentanyl.
Law enforcement agents took
Passapera into custody later that day while executing a search warrant at his
residence. During the search, agents found approximately $329,000 in U.S.
currency in Passapera’s residence, and an additional $40,000 in the vehicle
Passapera used to transport the illegal narcotics.
Convictions for conspiracy and
possession with intent to distribute controlled substances carry a maximum
penalty of life in prison, a mandatory minimum penalty of ten years, and up to
a $10,000,000 fine.
A criminal complaint is simply
the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no
inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence
is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The
Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tucson is handling
the prosecution.
Señor Mencho please send Grupo Elite to Chicago. Un limpieza of BLM terrorist and looters is needed
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Delete7:22 A MINNEAPOLIS TAMBIEN
Delete@7:22 before speaking on BLM i sure hope you know who created the organization in the first place before you start talking about terrorists because when it comes down to terrorists you have no idea who is the #1 terrorist in this world . I'm sure you are living in it too .
Delete@7:22 good luck. They're going to kill and butcher grandma's and children, and Menchos groupies will justify it by saying, "well, she should've never gave birth to criminals that will give birth to future criminals... Great job Señor de los Cocks....🐓"
DeleteCJNG just lost their presence in Baja California as their cells split from cjng and jumped ship to CAF and Sinaloa lmao. It was only a matter of time before the Sinaloences kicked out the michoacanos out of Baja tbh.
ReplyDeleteYou do realized they jumped from Sinaloa to form CAFxCJNG=CTNG y’all need to stop listening to fake news outlets
DeleteIt’ll always be Arellano Felix sinaloas pay heavy tax to the Tijuana/Baja police which is heavily under the AFC
DeleteBro that split happened when el gallero got cap . This is almost 2 years. Old news. Stop looking at BLN 7:24
DeleteOk if they found that much in cash he definitely moved and let through hundreds If not thousands of kilos. They usually never find that much cash sitting like that I’m assuming it was his earnings of a months worth because cash immediately goes down south when it’s from the cartel just assuming
ReplyDeleteThose guys make good money and superb benefits.
ReplyDeleteYes I agree they get good pay, and benefits when they retire.the greed won..with all those drugs he got caught with, he will be pretty much be done in court.
DeleteWith the high probability of getting busted why have the money at your house or as some guys do at a storage unit they leave receipts of at the house being raided
ReplyDeleteSo leave it where at another persons house where ur being followed to and still gonna blamed for? The cash ain’t shit u getting hit with the charge of 21 kilos of dope! 10 yrs easy
DeleteDamn $390,000 , he got greedy, I woulda walked away w my pension and overtime .. what a pendejo... hate to say it tho, but these CBP agents are known to be crooked as hell
ReplyDeleteYou think they would’ve let him walk away lol. He would’ve disappeared.
DeleteSad but true he kept his pension before he was fired he resigned and was eligible to retire due to time in service and age. That bothers me a lot but it is called due process every one is assumed inocente until he has his day in court. So he could not be fired and was smart enough to resign. BS right... but that's the law..... they should through the book and give gim the maximum life in supermax send the message for the rest .... my opinion
DeleteAh, pero ahí tenía que andar de caliente el güey.
ReplyDeleteOnce you ar win that deep.....no turning back. No retirement no pension. Them People arent going to accept a 2 week notice.
ReplyDeleteWhy do keyboard warriors have all the answer to everyone’s problems “ I would of walked away took my pension and overtime what a pendejo” keyboard warriors are the best traffickers in the world
ReplyDeleteLol look who's talking, you yourself is a beyboard warrior in your mom's basement.
DeleteIn China he would most certainly be sent directly to the firing squad. That's how China prevents drug usage on a major scale
ReplyDeleteYet china is pumping out all the meth precursors and fentynyl- hmm- and they have their own problems with SPEED
DeleteYea right they import it legally they use it daily
Deletejust if you get caught your dead
They have the biggest child rapes trafficing porn etc
China aint pure
1:27
ReplyDeleteyeah that sounds like a place you'd wana live...authoritatrian nightmare get the heck outts here with this "usa needs to be more like china" nonsense...careful wishing death on others it has a way of coming back to you when you put that out there...just ask all those people in china who were cut off from society thru the social credit score system or simply disappeared when their views didnt align with Mow say Zhe Jin Pingo's idea of 'harmonious'....yikes
i dont take drugs dont care them either and its clear as day to see that the war on shrugs is an fn disaster. legalize and regulate or take steps to decriminalize and allow for personal production problem solved...who wants to live in a society whose idea of "harmonious" means micro managed control of every aspect of its citizens lives....yeah no thanks enjoy serfing the plantation. keep that coat nice and clean for its almost time to sheer them sheep.
"first they came for the drug users, and we did nothing. then they came for the protesters of corona politik, we still did nothing. then they came for we and soon after me....there was no one left to do anything about it."
your walking blind thru tall grass, like advocating violence as a solution to non violent issues, snakes and vipers are most dangerous when you dont see them, tread lightly amigo...tread lightly...thanks
@10:39 I couldn't have said it any better myself. The war on drugs is a huge failure but the government makes to much money on it unfortunately.
Delete10:25 the government does not make money off the War on drugs or off any other War, they just spend the people's treasury and their children's lives to fight for profits that go to the well connected...those well connected people don't even pay taxes ever!
DeleteThese guys are required to have high school diploma or military servive to hold that job
ReplyDeleteWhat can u expect
Too much power too much lee way