Foreigner arrested with high-caliber weapons in “El Chaparral” Tijuana Border. Scott Harvey Lee Member Of Los Rusos Criminal Cell Linked To Mayo Zambada Criminal Organization.

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

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WRITTEN BY: ZETA TIJUANA 

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

An alleged member of the criminal cell “Los Rusos”, an organization linked to the Pacific Cartel, identified as Scott Harvey Lee Thompson, 41 years old, was arrested near the “El Chaparral” Bridge when he was trying to cross weapons into the municipality of Tijuana through a pick-up type vehicle with tinted windows.

According to the Federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, during random inspections, the suspicious vehicle was inspected, since it had tinted windows that prevented the view inside it.

Upon inspecting the interior, members of various security corporations located a total of three long weapons, two handguns, 19 magazines, more than 2 thousand live cartridges of different calibers, as well as three telescopic sights for weapons and a telescope. The weapons were confiscated, and the driver was arrested.

It should be noted that the insured is of American nationality. After intelligence work, his connection with the criminal cell "Los Rusos" was identified, which generates violence in the Baja California region.

Upon inspecting the interior, elements of various security corporations located a total of three long weapons, two short weapons, 19 magazines, more than 2 thousand useful cartridges of different calibers, as well as three telescopic sights for weapons and a telescope. The weapons were confiscated, and the driver was arrested.

It should be noted that the insured is of American nationality. After intelligence work, his connection with the criminal cell "Los Rusos" was identified, which generates violence in the Baja California region.

The detainee was placed at the disposal, along with the seized items, before the corresponding agent of the Public Ministry, who will determine his legal situation and continue with the relevant investigations.

The arrest was made within the framework of the National Security Strategy, with the participation of the Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA), the Navy (Semar), the Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR), the National Guard (GN), the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), and the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM).

The detainee and the seized items belong to the “Los Rusos” faction, which is related to the criminal organization “Cartel del Pacífico.”

SOURCE: ZETA TIJUANA