Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

April 24, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the fourth week of April 2024 has for your radio listeners and webpage followers a report on a Mexican drug trafficker who has been sentenced to federal prison in a U.S. District Court in the state of Oregon.

Some background information, on Thursday, September 30, 2021 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (USAODO), issued a news release titled “Leader of Klamath Falls Drug Trafficking Ring Indicted in Federal Court” who the main subject of interest was 57-year-old Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil (U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Court Case Number: 1:21-CR-00036).

Here are excerpts from USAODO’s September 30, 2021 news release on Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil:

“MEDFORD, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Medford has returned an indictment charging the leader and multiple associates of a Klamath Falls, Oregon area drug trafficking ring with conspiring with one another to transport large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl from California to Oregon for distribution and sale in and around Klamath Falls.

Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil, 57, a Mexican National residing in Reno, Nevada, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and attempted distribution of methamphetamine. . . . The DEA also received assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, the California Highway Patrol, the Central Point Police Department, the Torrance Police Department, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

More background information, while initially awaiting trial on the federal drug crime charges Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil was incarcerated on September 29, 2021 at the Multnomah County Jail (MCJ) in Portland, Oregon.

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (USAODO), issued a follow-up news release titled “DEA Investigations Result in Three Southern Oregon Drug Traffickers Pleading Guilty n Federal Court ” giving details in part on the federal criminal prosecution of Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil.

Here is an excerpt from USAODO’s November 1, 2023 news release that includes Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil:

“Defendants include the head of a Klamath Falls drug trafficking organization

MEDFORD, Ore.—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that three southern Oregon drug traffickers, including the head of a Klamath Falls, Oregon, drug trafficking organization, have pleaded guilty in federal court following investigations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Medford resident office.

Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil, 59, a former resident of Reno, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil (Register Number: 63190-509) on November 13, 2023 was incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at Sheridan FCI located in Sheridan, Oregon.

On Friday, March 15, 2024 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (USAODO), issued another follow-up news release “Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Klamath Basin Drug Trafficking” giving details in part on the federal criminal prosecution of Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil.

Here is an excerpt from USAODO’s March 15, 2024 news release that includes Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil:

“MEDFORD, Ore.—In separate criminal cases, three southern Oregon drug traffickers, including the leader of a Klamath Falls, Oregon, drug trafficking organization, were sentenced to federal prison Thursday following investigations by the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET), announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil, 59, a former resident of Reno, Nevada, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release; . . .

U.S. v. Martinez-Gil

According to court documents, between August 1, 2019, and September 2, 2021, Martinez-Gil and various associates conspired with one another to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, in the form of counterfeit Oxycodone pills, purchased in Southern California to Southern Oregon. Martinez-Gil and others sold these drugs to distributors in Klamath and Lake counties for further distribution and sale.

On September 2, 2021, Martinez-Gil and several associates were arrested as part of a coordinated law enforcement operation and federal search warrants were executed on five locations and two vehicles connected to the group. Law enforcement located and seized more than seventeen pounds of methamphetamine and several hundred counterfeit Oxycodone pills.

On September 30, 2021, a federal grand jury in Medford returned an indictment charging Martinez-Gil and his associates with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and attempted distribution of methamphetamine.

On November 1, 2023, Martinez-Gil pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

An important fact to understand, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), undertakes a significant role in the federal government’s law enforcement anti-drug trafficking mission.

Seeking detailed information on the historical immigration status of Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil on Friday, March 15, 2024 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region which encompasses the states of, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

As of Tuesday, April 23, 2024 ICE Public Affairs for the Northwest Region has not responded specifically to the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” request for an investigation and statement on Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil.

The consequences of Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil’s sentencing in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon means he will join more than 12-thousand Mexican nationals incarcerated in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

Lars, the fourth week of April 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

April 17, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the third week of April 2024 has for your radio listeners and webpage followers a report on two Mexican transnational drug traffickers who have been sentenced to federal prison in a U.S. District Court in the state of Washington.

Some background information, on Friday, March 15, 2024the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington (USAOWDW), issued a news release titled “Two Bellingham, Washington transnational drug dealers sentenced to prison” who the subjects of interest were identified as 21-year-old Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Case Number: 2:22-CR-00191) and 24-year-old Guillermo Vieyra Sala (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Case Number: 2:22-CR-00191):

Here is an extended excerpt from USAOWDW’s March 15th news release on Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez and Guillermo Vieyra Salas:

“Arranged to sell undercover agents thousands of fentanyl pills

Seattle – Two members of a transnational drug trafficking organization were sentenced to federal prison today for arranging the sale of more than 75,000 fentanyl pills, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez, 21, and a citizen of Mexico, sold 2,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover agent near Bellingham. Then, Lugo Enriquez and Guillermo Vieyra Salas, 24, also a citizen of Mexico, arranged a second deal involving 75,000 pills. U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez sentenced Lugo Enriquez to 38 months and Vieyra Salas to 48 months in prison. Judge Martinez found troubling the large amount of fentanyl at issue here, particularly because fentanyl has become “a leading cause of death over the last couple of years.”

“Federal law enforcement is keenly focused on getting as much fentanyl as possible off our streets,” said U.S. Attorney Gorman. “Seizing more than 75,000 pills will save lives.”

According to records filed in the case, the case began with a tip that a Seattle-based member of the drug trafficking organization, later identified as Lugo Enriquez, was bringing bulk quantities of fentanyl pills into Western Washington from Mexico. Defendant Vieyra Salas was already on law enforcement radar, charged with a drive-by shooting where he fired 27 rounds from a car he was driving while carrying cocaine. He also has a pending cocaine trafficking charge in Skagit County.

Homeland Security Investigations undercover agents quickly set up drug deals – first for 2,000 pills with Lugo Enriquez and then for a large order of 75,000 pills with Lugo Enriquez, Vieyra Salas, and a third defendant. As Lugo Enriquez and Vieyra Salas waited for the third defendant to deliver the drugs, Vieyra Salas offered to sell the undercover agents more pills.

The third defendant arrived at a separate meeting place to deliver the pills and was arrested. Lugo Enriquez and Vieyra Salas were arrested over the following days.

The defendant who delivered the pills, Jaime Alonso Hernandez-Hernandez, 41, is scheduled for sentencing on June 7, 2024.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.

An important fact to understand, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), undertakes a significant role in the federal government’s law enforcement anti-drug trafficking mission.

Seeking detailed information on the historical immigration status of Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez and Guillermo Vieyra Salas on Monday, March 18, 2024 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region which encompasses the states of Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

As of Tuesday, April 16, 2024 ICE Public Affairs for the Northwest Region has not responded specifically to the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” request for investigations and statements on Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez and Guillermo Vieyra Salas.

Most Recently, on Tuesday, April 17, 2024 Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez (BOP Register Number: 27906-510; Release Date: 06/29/2025) and Guillermo Vieyra Salas (BOP Register Number: 27685-510; Release Date: 03/17/2026) were incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at SeaTac FDC located in Seattle, Washington.

Juan Manuel Lugo Enriquez and Guillermo Vieyra Salas sentencing in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington means they have joined more than 12-thousand Mexican nationals incarcerated in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

Lars, the third week of April 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

April 11, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the second week of April 2024 has for your radio listeners and webpage followers a report on a Mexican national federally charged with drug trafficking awaiting sentencing in a U.S. District Court in the state of Washington..

Some background information, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington (USAOWDW), issued a news release titled “Drug trafficker who created fortified compound at Bellingham homeless encampment pleads guilty” who the main subject of interest was Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Case Number: 24-CR-43-KKE).

Here is an extended excerpt from USAOWDW’s March 13, 2024 news release on Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez:

“Arrested retuning from drug run with more than 65,000 fentanyl pills – searches turn up guns and more drugs

Seattle – A 32-year-old citizen of Mexico pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking and firearms charges related to his distribution of narcotics at a Bellingham homeless encampment, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinezhas been in federal custody since he was arrested on August 29, 2023, following a traffic stop near Brownsville, Oregon. Vasquez-Martinez will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Evanson on June 11, 2024.

 According to the plea agreement, Vasquez-Martinez lived in a fortified encampment within an area known as the “Walmart encampment” in Bellingham. Vasquez-Martinez admits having armed guards acting as security around the main structure where he stayed. The encampment is called the Walmart encampment because it stretches a half-mile east of Walmart.

Law enforcement has responded to a wide range of incidents at the encampment and received information that Vasquez-Martinez was a significant drug supplier to the area. While Vasquez-Martinez was under investigation, he was stopped in Oregon apparently returning from California where he had picked up a supply of drugs. When Vasquez-Martinez’ car was searched, law enforcement found more than seven kilos of fentanyl pills – more than 65,000 pills in all. Vasquez-Martinez admits he was on his way back to Western Washington to distribute the fentanyl. They also seized $3,000 in cash and multiple cell phones. On that same day, law enforcement searched a storage locker in Lynnwood registered to Vasquez-Martinez’ wife. In it they found three kilos of fentanyl powder, 300 grams of methamphetamine, approximately 1.9 kilograms of heroin, and a 9mm handgun and $46,000 in cash. Vasquez-Martinez admits that 9mm handgun was used in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities.

Finally, on August 31, 2023, law enforcement searched the compound where Vasquez-Martinez had been living. They seized more than $4,000 in cash and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. They also seized a sawed-off shotgun.

Due to the drug amounts and the possession of the firearms, Vasquez-Martinez faces a mandatory minimum ten years in prison. Both possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute are punishable by a mandatory minimum five years in prison and up to 40 years in prison. Possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime is punishable by a mandatory minimum five years in prison to run consecutive to any other sentence imposed.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.”

Seeking detailed information on the historical immigration status of Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez on Friday, March 15, 2024 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region which encompasses the states of Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

As of Wednesday, April 10, 2024 ICE Public Affairs for the Northwest Region has not responded specifically to the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” request for investigation and statement on Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez.

Currently, on April 11, 2024 Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez (BOP Register Number: 44898-086) is incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at SeaTac FDC located in Seattle, Washington.

Rigoberto Vasquez-Martinez after being sentenced in the near future in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington will very likely join of more than 12-thousand Mexican nationals incarcerated in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

Lars, the second week of April 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Criminal Alien Report March 2024

U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Criminal Alien Report March 2024

April 1, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The United States having a significant foreign national population residing within the nation’s boundaries, be they legally or illegally present in the country, unfortunately includes those who commit crimes.

The extent and impact of foreign national crime on the U.S. citizens and residents of this country is clearly revealed by a simple search on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates statistics website under the heading of inmate citizenship.

Here are the countries of origin, moreover, the number and percentage of those countries citizens recently incarcerated in the U.S. BOP prison system (Note: The most recent BOP crime numbers available were from March 23, 2024.).

Inmate Citizenship:

– Mexico 12,429 inmates, 8.0 percent;
– Dominican Republic 1,566 inmates, 1.0 percent;
– Colombia 1,446 inmates, 0.9 percent;
– Cuba 679 inmates, 0.4 percent;
– Other / unknown countries 7,728 inmates, 5.0percent;
– United States 131,409 inmates, 84.6 percent;

Total: 155,257 inmates.

To explain the meaning of these preceding criminal alien inmate numbers and percentages, I will translate them into words:

Combining March 23rd BOP criminal alien inmate numbers, there were 23,848 criminal aliens in the BOP prison system. Alien inmates were 15.4 percent of the federal prison population.

With 12,429 Mexican nationals being incarcerated in the BOP prison system, at 52.1 percent, they represent a significant majority of criminal aliens in federal prisons.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons breaks down the federal prison population into 13 types of offenses. One of the top five offenses, the reason inmates are serving time in federal prisons is for immigration crimes. There were 6,799 inmates in the BOP prison system incarcerated for immigration crimes; they were 4.7 percent of the federal prison population.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon is crime researcher who writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. The preceding report is a service to federal, state, county and city elected and non elected governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the United States of America. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com. His past crime reports can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

March 21, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the third week of March 2024 has for your radio listeners and webpage followers a report on a Mexican national, a repeated immigration violator, federally convicted and sentenced for a deadly drug trafficking crime in a U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon.

Some background information, on Friday, June 9, 2023 the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon (USAODO), issued a news release titled “Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose in Hillsboro” who the subject of interest was identified as Gerardo Corrales-Aragon (U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Court Case Number: 3:21-CR -00086).

Here is an extended excerpt from USAODO’s June 9, 2023 news release on Gerardo Corrales-Aragon:

“PORTLAND, Ore.—A drug trafficker was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a Hillsboro, Oregon man in February 2021.

Gerardo Corrales-Aragon, 30, whose place of residence is unknown, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release.

According to court documents, on February 3, 2021, a 25-year-old man was found deceased by his parents at their home in Hillsboro after he consumed a counterfeit Oxycodone pill containing fentanyl. In less than three weeks, law enforcement uncovered a four-person drug distribution chain whose illicit actions led to the young man’s death. Investigators identified Corrales-Aragon as the individual responsible for transporting the deadly counterfeit pills from California to Oregon for distribution in and around Portland.

On February 23, 2021, law enforcement arrested Corrales-Aragon as he was leaving a local hotel to deliver fentanyl and methamphetamine in exchange for cash. Investigators found 4,000 fentanyl pills and six pounds of methamphetamine in Corrales-Aragon’s backpack and a loaded 9mm “ghost gun” in his waistband. Corrales-Aragon admitted to selling counterfeit pills to the Hillsboro victim’s drug supplier and possessing a firearm for his own protection while trafficking drugs. By the time of his arrest, Corrales-Aragon had been working with Mexican drug cartels to distribute drugs in the U.S. for more than half his life.

On March 16, 2021, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a 13-count indictment charging Corrales-Aragon and four others with conspiring with one another to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and other related offenses.

On March 6, 2023, Corrales-Aragon pleaded guilty and agreed to a sentencing enhancement that his fentanyl distribution resulted in the death of the Hillsboro victim.

This case was investigated by the Portland Police Bureau, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, and Hillsboro Police Department with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Seeking detailed information on the historical immigration status of Gerardo Corrales-Aragon  on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region.

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 an ICE Public Affairs Officer (PAO) responded via e-mail with the following statement on Gerardo Corrales-Aragon:

“ICE officers make enforcement decisions on a case-by-case basis in a professional and responsible manner, informed by their experience as law enforcement officials and in a way that best protects against the greatest threats to the homeland.

ON BACKGROUND:

Gerardo Corrales-Aragon, 30, is a citizen of Mexico unlawfully present in the U.S. Officers assigned to ERO Seattle encountered Corrales-Aragon following his arrest on charges related to drug trafficking March 8, 2021, and he is currently incarcerated in Oregon.

Dates and courts of criminal conviction:

• June 13, 2012 – United States District Court District of Arizona, Illegal entry, 30 days incarceration

• March 29, 2016 – United States District Court District of New Mexico, reentry of a removed alien, 17 days incarceration

• June 9, 2023 – United States District Court District of Oregon, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, 150 months incarceration, 5 years of supervised release, and fined $100.00

Dates of previous removals:

• June 14, 2011
• June 22, 2011
• May 25, 2012
• June 11, 2012
• March 13, 2016

### ” – ICE Public Affairs Spokesperson.

After being incarcerated in Oregon, on Thursday, March 21, 2024 Gerardo Corrales-Aragon (Register Number: 71180-308) was in the custody of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at Lompoc USP located in Lompoc, California. Gerardo Corrales-Aragon’s estimated date of release from the BOP prison system is October 19, 2031.

Gerardo Corrales-Aragon is now one of more than 12-thousand Mexican nationals incarcerated in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

For “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” radio listeners and website followers interested in learning about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), federal anti-drug trafficking role they should visit the HSI webpage titled “Narcotics Smuggling.”

A special thank you goes out again to the ICE Public Affairs team who contributes significant information to help make the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” possible.

Lars, the third week of March 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

March 14, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the second week of March 2024 has for your radio listeners and website followers a report on two Mexican nationals involved in drug trafficking organization who were federally charged, convicted and sentenced of drug crimes in a U.S. District Court in the state of Washington.

Some background information, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington (USAOEDW), issued a news release titled “Mexican National Sentenced to 144 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities” who the main subject of interest was Rafael Muniz-De La Mora (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Case Number: 4:20-CR-06028).

Here is an extended excerpt from USAOEDW’s March 28, 2023 news release on Rafael Muniz-De La Mora:

“Defendant Used a Child to Transport Large Quantities of Methamphetamine in the Tri-Cities Area

Richland, Washington – On March 28, 2023, Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Rafael Muniz-De La Mora, 49, to 12 years in federal prison after his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. Muniz-De La Mora, who is from Sinaloa, Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from federal custody.

According to information disclosed during court proceedings, the DEA Tri-Cities Task Force identified Muniz-De La Mora and his Codefendant, Carlos Madrigal-Deniz, during an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in the Tri-Cities area. Madrigal-Deniz was brokering pound quantity transactions for the drug trafficking organization, which routinely was distributing 100 to 200 pound shipments of methamphetamine into the Eastern Washington. During the investigation, De La Mora was identified as Madrigal-Deniz’s supplier.

In September 2020, Madrigal-Deniz made arrangements for a ten-pound delivery of methamphetamine from Muniz-De La Mora, who brought a four-year-old child to the transaction. The child was wearing a Spider-Man backpack containing approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine. Muniz-De La Mora escorted the young child, who is seen wearing the backpack, from one vehicle to another. Muniz-De La Mora, the child, and another co-defendant then entered into the second vehicle – a Chevy Cruze. Shortly, thereafter, DEA Tri-Cities stopped the Chevy Cruze and recovered the backpack, which was inside the car, next to the child. Inside the Spider-Man Backpack, the DEA recovered 10 pounds of methamphetamine supplied by Muniz-De La Mora.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.

More background information, on Friday, August 25, 2023 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington (USAOEDW), issued a news release titled “Mexican National Sentenced to 136 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities” who the main subject of interest was Amado De La Mora Cardenas (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Case Number: 4:20-CR-06028).

Here is an extended excerpt from USAOEDW’s August 25, 2023 news release on Amado De La Mora Cardenas:

“Distribution involved a Child for Transporting Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

Richland, Washington – On August 23, 2023, Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Amado De La Mora Cardenas, age 35, to over 11 years in federal prison after his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. De La Mora Cardenas, who is from Colima, Mexico, also will serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released from custody.

According to information disclosed during court proceedings, in April 2020, an investigation was initiated into an organization suspected to be involved in trafficking methamphetamine into the Eastern District of Washington, specifically in the Tri-Cities, Washington, and Connell, Washington, areas. Multiple subjects were identified within the organization to include Carlos Madrigal-Deniz; Amado De La Mora Cardenas, Rafael Muniz De la Mora; and Pascual Masqueda-Salinas, and others.

In September 2020, De La Mora Cardenas and Co-Defendant Madrigal-Deniz made arrangements for a ten-pound delivery of methamphetamine from Muniz-De La Mora, who brought a four-year-old child to the transaction. The child was wearing a Spider-Man backpack containing approximately 10 pounds of methamphetamine. Co-Defendant Muniz-De La Mora escorted the young child, who is seen wearing the backpack, from one vehicle to another. Co-Defendant Muniz-De La Mora, the child, and De La Mora Cardenas then entered into the second vehicle – a Chevy Cruze. Shortly thereafter, DEA Tri-Cities stopped the Chevy Cruze and recovered the backpack, which was inside the car, next to the child. Inside the Spider-Man Backpack, the DEA recovered 10 pounds of methamphetamine supplied by De La Mora Cardenas and Co-Defendant Muniz-De La Mora.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.

Seeking more detailed information immigration status of Mexican national drug trafficker Amado De La Mora Cardenas on Monday, November 27, 2023 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region.

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023 an ICE Public Affairs Officer (PAO) responded via e-mail in the following way on the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report’s” request for a statement on Amado De La Mora Cardenas:

“After rereading your inquiry, it does not appear that an answer can be provided by the field office to which I am assigned.

The only information you have provided is from a USAO news release that makes no mention of ICE or DHS; . . .”– ICE Public Affairs Spokesperson.

Currently, Rafael Muniz-De La Mora and Amado De La Mora Cardenas are incarcerated at two separated locations in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

Rafael Muniz-De La Mora (BOP Register Number: 21792-085), age 51, on February 27, 2024 was incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at Sandstone FCI located in Sandstone, Minnesota. Rafael Muniz-De La Mora’s estimated date of release from the BOP prison system is November 25, 2030.

Amado De La Mora Cardenas (BOP Register Number: 21791-085), age 35, on February 27, 2024 was incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at Thomson USP located in Thomson, Illinois. Amado De La Mora Cardenas’ estimated date of release from the BOP prison system is April 22, 2030.

Drug traffickers Rafael Muniz-De La Mora and Amado De La Mora Cardenas are two of the more than 12-thousand Mexican nationals incarcerated in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

For “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” radio listeners and website followers interested in learning about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) role in the enforcement of are nations immigration laws they can visit the ICE website (https://www.ice.gov/).

A thank you goes out to the ICE Public Affairs team who contributed information to help make the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” possible.

Lars, the second week of March 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

March 6, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the first full week of March 2024 has for your radio listeners and website followers a report on an allegedly impaired Mexican national involved in a traffic accident that took the life of a Washington State Patrol Trooper in the state of Washington.

Some background information, on Sunday, March 3, 2024 Lars Larson received a tip that a Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Christopher M. Gadd had been killed and the suspect named in the connection with the trooper’s death was Raul Benitez Santana. He requested the “Criminal Alien of the Week” reporter investigate the immigration status of Raul Benitez Santana.

Here is an excerpt from Washington State Patrol’s facebook posting regarding the death of WSP Trooper Christopher M. Gadd:

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Our Washington State Patrol trooper tragically lost in the line of duty this morning has been identified as Trooper Christopher M. Gadd, a 27-year-old dedicated father, husband, son, brother, and friend. His name was announced during a 1:30 p.m. press conference held in Marysville, which can be viewed here: https://youtube.com/live/-ZRiKbr8acs

Trooper Gadd was killed early this morning after being struck by a motorist on southbound Interstate 5 near 136th Street North in Marysville. He served two-and-a-half years with the WSP.

Trooper Gadd, 27, is survived by his wife, Cammryn, daughter Kaelyn, father WSP Trooper David Gadd, mother Gillian, sister, Jacqueline who currently serves as a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, and many other family members, friends and colleagues.

Trooper Gadd is the 33rd member of the WSP to die in the line of duty in the agency’s 103 years of service to this state.” – Washington State Patrol.

Since being arrested on Saturday, March 2, 2024 Raul Benitez Santana (Inmate Detail – Benitez Santana, Raul; (Subject Number: 2482335: Booking: 2024-00002807) has been incarcerated on Vehicular Homicide and Vehicular Assault charges at the Snohomish County Jail in Everett, Washington.

Seeking information immigration status of Raul Benitez Santana on Monday, March 4, 2024 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region.

On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 an ICE Public Affairs Officer (PAO) responded via e-mail in the following way on the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report’s” request for a statement on Raul Benitez Santana:

“ERO Seattle placed an immigration charges related detainer with the Snohomish County Jail, WA, March 4, for Raul Benitez Santana, 32, a citizen of Mexico who is currently being held on to vehicular homicide.

As one of the operational directorates associated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ERO Seattle lodges immigration detainers against noncitizens who have been arrested for criminal activity and taken into custody by state or local law enforcement. An immigration detainer is a request from ICE to state or local law enforcement agencies to notify ICE as early as possible before a removable noncitizen is released, allowing ERO to assume custody for possible removal to the subject’s home country in accordance with federal law.

ON BACKGROUND:

Raul Benitez Santana, 32, is a citizen of Mexico unlawfully present in the U.S. Santana entered the U.S. at an unknown date and time, without admission or parole by an immigration officer, and was first encountered by ERO Seattle Oct. 28, 2013, at the South Correctional Entity, Burien, WA, following his arrest for failure to appear for driving while license suspended.

Dates and courts of criminal conviction:

• May 3, 2013 – Lynnwood Municipal Court, driving while license suspended or revoked, $750.00 fine

• May 16, 2013 – Lynnwood Municipal Court, marijuana possession of 40 grams or less, sentenced to 90 days incarceration with 87 days suspended

• Oct. 6, 2014 – SeaTac Municipal Court, driving while license suspended or revoked, sentenced to 90 days incarceration with 85 days suspended

• May 24, 2019 – King County Superior Court, domestic violence assault, no sentencing information available

###” – ICE Public Affairs Spokesperson.

For “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” radio listeners and website followers interested in learning about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), multi-tasking role in the enforcement of are nations immigration laws can visit the ERO webpage simply titled “Enforcement and Removal Operations .”

A special thank you goes out to the ICE Public Affairs team who continues to contribute significant information to help make the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” possible.

Lars, the first full week of March 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Criminal Alien Report February 2024

U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons: Criminal Alien Report February 2024

March 4, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The United States having a significant foreign national population residing within the nation’s boundaries, be they legally or illegally present in the country, unfortunately includes those who commit crimes.

The extent and impact of foreign national crime on the U.S. citizens and residents of this country is clearly revealed by a simple search on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmates statistics website under the heading of inmate citizenship.

Here are the countries of origin, moreover, the number and percentage of those countries citizens recently incarcerated in the U.S. BOP prison system (Note: The most recent BOP crime numbers available were from February 24, 2024.).

Inmate Citizenship:

– Mexico 12,513 inmates, 8.1 percent;
– Dominican Republic 1,584 inmates, 1.0 percent;
– Colombia 1,454 inmates, 0.9 percent;
– Cuba 679 inmates, 0.4 percent;
– Other / unknown countries 7,754 inmates, 5.0 percent;
– United States 131,385 inmates, 84.6 percent;

Total: 155,369 inmates.

To explain the meaning of these preceding criminal alien inmate numbers and percentages, I will translate them into words:

Combining February 24th BOP criminal alien inmate numbers, there were 23,984 criminal aliens in the BOP prison system. Alien inmates were 15.4 percent of the federal prison population.

With 12,513 Mexican nationals being incarcerated in the BOP prison system, at 52.25 percent, they represent a significant majority of criminal aliens in federal prisons.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons breaks down the federal prison population into 13 types of offenses. One of the top five offenses, the reason inmates are serving time in federal prisons is for immigration crimes. There were 6,915 inmates in the BOP prison system incarcerated for immigration crimes; they were 4.8 percent of the federal prison population.

David Olen Cross of Salem, Oregon is crime researcher who writes on immigration issues and foreign national crime. The preceding report is a service to federal, state, county and city elected and non elected governmental officials to help them assess the impact of foreign national crime in the United States of America. He can be reached at docfnc@yahoo.com. His past crime reports can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

February 28, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the last week of February 2024 has for your radio listeners and webpage followers a report on a Mexican national federally charged with drug trafficking in a U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon.

Some background information, on Wednesday, January 23, 2024 the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon (USAODO), issued a news release titled “Federal Charges Filed After Traffic Stop Yields More Than 200 Pounds of Methamphetamine” who the subject of interest was identified as Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva (U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Court Case Number: 3:24-CR-00053).

Here is an extended excerpt from USAODO’s January 23, 2024 news release on Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva:

“PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man is facing federal charges today after he was caught transporting more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine on Interstate 5 near Tualatin, Oregon, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva, 22, a Mexican national residing in Portland, has been charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to possess and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.

According to court documents, on January 21, 2024, law enforcement received information that a suspected drug trafficker, later determined to be Leyva, was transporting drugs on Interstate 5 toward Portland. That evening, investigators observed the suspect’s vehicle traveling north between Salem, Oregon, and Tualatin. After briefly failing to yield to the investigators’ attempts to initiate a traffic stop, Leyva, the vehicle’s driver and sole occupant, pulled over.

After a narcotics K-9 alerted to the vehicle, investigators searched it and located more than 200 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a duffle bag, suitcase, and trash bag. Investigators also located and seized just over two pounds of heroin. Leyva admitted to entering the United States approximately seven months prior and being responsible for picking up drug shipments in other states and transporting them to the Portland area.

Leyva made his first appearance in federal court today before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and was ordered detained pending further court proceedings.

This case is being investigated jointly by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Westside Interagency Narcotics Team (WIN).” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

On January 23, 2024 Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva (SWIS ID: 843797) was incarcerated with a U.S. Marshall Service (USM) placed on him at the Multnomah County Jail (MCJ) in Portland, Oregon.

Seeking more detailed information on the historical immigration status of Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva on January 26, 2024 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region.

On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 an ICE Public Affairs Officer (PAO) responded via e-mail with the following statement on Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva:

“ICE officers make enforcement decisions on a case-by-case basis in a professional and responsible manner, informed by their experience as law enforcement officials and in a way that best protects against the greatest threats to the homeland.

ON BACKGROUND:

Juan Manuel Berrelleza-Leyva, 22, is a citizen of Mexico unlawfully present in the U.S. who is currently awaiting criminal trial on federal charges related to drug trafficking.

### – ICE Public Affairs Spokesperson.

Since Friday, February 2, 2024 Juan Manuel Berrelleza-Leyva (Booking Number: 20240000200) has been incarcerated with a U.S. Marshall Service (USM) placed on him at the Columbia County Jail (CCJ) in St. Helens, Oregon.

If in the near future Juan Manuel Berrelleza Leyva is convicted and sentenced for drug tracking crimes in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon he will very likely join more than 12-thousand Mexican nationals incarcerated in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

For “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” radio listeners and website followers interested in learning about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), federal anti-drug trafficking role they should visit the HSI webpage titled “Narcotics Smuggling.”

A special thank you goes out again to the ICE Public Affairs team who contributes significant information to help make the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” possible.

Lars, the last week of February 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report

February 22, 2024

By David Olen Cross

The “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” in the third full week of February 2024 has for your radio listeners and website followers a report on two individuals who were federally charged and convicted with international drug trafficking in a U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon.

Some background information, on Thursday, May 25, 2023 the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon (USAODO), issued a news release titled “Two Portland Area Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison” who the main subjects of interest were Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez (U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Court Case Number: 3:21-cr-00104) and Jonathan Avila-Suarez (U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Court Case Number: 3:21-cr-00052).

Here is an extended excerpt from USAODO’s May 25th news release on Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez and Jonathan Avila-Suarez:

“PORTLAND, Ore.—On May 25, 2023, two Portland area drug traffickers were sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for their roles in a Mexican drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in and around Portland and elsewhere.

Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez, 53, of Gresham, Oregon, and Jonathan Avila-Suarez, 31, of Portland, were sentenced to 135 and 120 months in federal prison, respectively. Both men must also complete five-year terms of supervised release following the completion of their prison sentences.

According to court documents, Diaz-Lopez and Avila-Suarez were part of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) led by two brothers based in Nayarit, Mexico. Diaz-Lopez, who has three prior felony drug trafficking convictions and has been repeatedly removed from the United States following those convictions, served as a sub-distributor in the DTO responsible for receiving illegal narcotics from couriers and other distributors and brokering local sales. Avila-Suarez was a sub-distributor and stash house operator.

In early February 2021, as part of a long-term investigation into the DTO’s operations, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) obtained information that Avila-Suarez had arranged for the delivery of 400 grams of heroin to a Portland hotel room. Agents observed the delivery and seized the heroin from Avila-Suarez’s customer. The next day, agents executed a federal search warrant on Avila-Suarez’s Portland apartment. They located and seized large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl packaged for distribution and two firearms.

Around the same time, agents identified Diaz-Lopez and arranged for a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from him. On March 12, 2021, they executed a federal search warrant on Diaz-Lopez’s Gresham residence and seized several kilograms each of methamphetamine, heroin, and counterfeit Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Agents also located and seized $30,000 in cash, an assault rifle, and a handgun.

On February 21, 2021, Avila-Suarez was charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, using communications facilities in the commission of drug trafficking offenses, and maintaining drug involved premises. On March 15, 2021, Diaz-Lopez was charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances. Both men were later indicted on related charges.

On January 25, 2023, Avila-Suarez pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. One month later, on February 21, 2023, Diaz-Lopez pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute heroin.” – U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

Seeking more detailed information immigration status of Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez and Jonathan Avila-Suarez on Monday, November 27, 2023 the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” contacted via e-mail U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Affairs for the Northwest Region.

On Friday, December 15, 2023 an ICE Public Affairs Officer (PAO) responded via e-mail with the following statement on Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez and Jonathan Avila-Suarez:

“For this case specifically, the information you’re requesting is contained in the DEA/USAO news release. There is nothing for where we can provide further comment.”– ICE Public Affairs Spokesperson.

Currently, Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez and Jonathan Avila-Suarez are incarcerated at two separated locations in the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) prison system.

Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez (BOP: Register Number: 66812-065), age 54, on February 22, 2024 was incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at Lompoc USP located in Lompoc, California. Diaz-Lopez’s estimated date of release from the BOP prison system is September 13, 2030.

Jonathan Avila-Suarez (BOP: Register Number: 30071-509), age 32, on February 22, 2024 was incarcerated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at Sheridan FCI located in Sheridan, Oregon. Avila-Suarez’s estimated date of release from the BOP prison system is September 30, 2029.

For “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report” radio listeners and website followers interested in learning about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) role in the enforcement of are nations immigration laws they can visit the ICE website (https://www.ice.gov/).

A thank you goes out to the ICE Public Affairs team who contributed information to help make the “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” possible.

Lars, the third full week of February 2024 and another “Criminal Alien of the Week Report” for Lars Larson Show KXL FM 101.1 Pacific Northwest radio listeners and website followers.

David Olen Cross (docfnc) is a reporter on foreign national crime. He is a more than decade long contributor to the “Lars Larson Show: Criminal Alien of the Week Report.” His past crime reporting can be found at https://docfnc.wordpress.com/.