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A Mexican City
man who was recruited to work for a drug trafficking organization will serve a
30-month federal prison sentence in connection with his arrest in a bulk cash
case, records show. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Randy Crane handed down the
punishment for Jorge Alberto Ruiz-Periban, a resident of Mexico City, in
connection with a January 2020 arrest at a U.S. port of entry, records show.
Ruiz-Periban, attempting to enter Mexico through the Anzalduas port of
entry, was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
discovered $570,247 inside a spare tire in his vehicle. The Mexican national
gave a negative declaration for more than $10,000, stating he was traveling
from Mission into Mexico. Ruiz-Periban was sentenced after reaching an
agreement with government prosecutors in April.
According to a news release from the U.S Attorney’s Office for the
Southern District of Texas, the 35-year-old man admitted he attempted to evade
currency reporting laws when he attempted to enter Mexico with more than
$570,000 in cash found inside his vehicle.
“At the time of his plea, Ruiz-Periban admitted he intended to evade the currency reporting requirement and intended to transport the money he hid in the tire from Mission to Mexico,” the release stated.
The court noted the man,
a horse trainer by trade, was recruited by a Mexican drug trafficking
organization to smuggle bulk cash derived from the illicit drug trade. Special
Agent in Charge Shane Folden, of Homeland Security Investigations in San
Antonio, said in a prepared statement that the man’s sentencing is evidence of
the seriousness of his crimes, which he says are motivated by greed.
He said bulk cash smuggling “contributes to the cartel violence that
damages communities on both sides of the border.”
According to a website named Heritage Place, which sells horses on its
website, Ruiz-Periban’s name is listed and associated with the purchase of four
horses. The purchases took place at a yearly horse sale in Oklahoma in
September 2019.
The Mexican man apparently purchased four horses, one coincidentally named “Cartel Get Away,” according to the Heritage Place’s sale list. Ruiz-Periban, who does not have authorization to remain in the country, will likely be deported upon completion of his prison term.
Are these quarter horses or thoroughbreds? Do most cartels have race horses or is it a more Northern Mexico pastime? I know the Zetas deal with the horses but it seems like it’s also big in most Northern border states.
ReplyDeleteThey are in Both
DeleteRace tracks around the border both breeds have Cartels as owners trainers jockeys etc
Major race tracks depending on East or west coast or southern are different Some East coast Cartels are Cubans west coast Mexicans and everything in between Its a shame they have to dirty the sport
Not bad
ReplyDeleteMy bet is there was more than $570,000 but the border patrol lightened the load so to speak.
ReplyDeleteChivas, seems like he got a light sentence for laundering for a cartel.
ReplyDeleteNo pos tá cabrón, llegando a Mexico y los del cartel le van a querer sacar el dinero y cuatro caballos del jundillo, pero eso se saca por andar ahi de caliente y de culo pronto
ReplyDeleteel CARTEL GET AWAY no es 1 de los caballos ke les kitaron alos ZETAZ en oklahoma ?
ReplyDeleteOnly a few horse names were release. I have in my notes that two of them were: Coronita Cartel and Number One Cartel. Los Zetas used Heritage Place too so maybe there's a connection. We wrote two in-depth articles earlier this year:
Deletehttp://www.borderlandbeat.com/2020/03/part-i-los-zetas-and-trevinos-personal.html
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2020/03/part-ii-los-zetas-and-trevinos-personal.html