Reporting Period: 31 AUG – 06 SEPT 2011 Dedicated to the men, women and children who lost their lives on 9-11-2001, and to the heroes who selflessly responded. CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION This document was created by Texas Department of Public Safety’s Border Security Operations Center in conjunction with federal, state, and local Unified Command partners as part of ongoing border security efforts and should be safeguarded and protected in accordance with the requirements of the above classification. The above classification includes this document and any accompanying attachments and/or e-mails. CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE September 11, 2011 – Terrorist Attacks CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Photos from Time Magazine , Houston Chronicle and Washington Post Key Events and Findings • The largest single marijuana seizure occurred in the Coastal Bend Sector where THP Victoria Co seized 7,480 lbs of marijuana concealed in a semi tanker trailer towed by a 2007 Freightliner tractor truck traveling on US-59N from Pharr, TX, to Houston, TX. (pg. 72) • The largest single currency seizure occurred in the Laredo Sector where CBP Officers from the Hidalgo POE seized $824,980 USD concealed in the vehicle quarter panels in a 1999 Ford Escort with Mexican license plates. (pg. 50) • In the Laredo Sector, USBP Laredo North Agents at the IH-35 Checkpoint seized 44.6 lbs of methamphetamine from the trunk of a white 1984 Pontiac Fiero. (pg. 44) • Corpus Christi PD and ATF Agents seized 98 AK-47 assault rifles, parts, and manufacturing materials for additional rifles at a residence in Corpus Christi, TX. (pg. 71) • Pharr PD Officers at the Pharr International Bridge inspected two Cargo trucks traveling south into Mexico and discovered 50 Kevlar military-style helmets, 102 ballistic plates for body armor and 50 riot gear-type body armor suits. (pg. 51) • On 02 SEPT 2011, Mexican officials claim that the former No.2 of the Reynosa Plaza, Mario Armando Ramirez Trevino, aka ‖X-20‖ and ―Pelón,‖ has been named the cartel’s new plaza boss for Reynosa, replacing the recently deceased Samuel ―Metro-3‖ Flores Borrego. (pg. 80) • The Mexican Navy broke up a sophisticated communications network used by Los Zetas in the eastern state of Veracruz. Forces seized high-tech communication equipment that included mobile radio transmitters, sophisticated frequency radios, high-end antennas and digital equipment for transmitting encrypted messages. (pg. 80) • Two USCs were kidnapped in Mexico by drug cartel members after being lured across the Texas- Mexico border. Family members paid the $50,000 USD ransom. Both subjects were found by DPS Aviation severely beaten in a rural area of Maverick Co. (pg. 33) CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Sherman Dallam Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb Sig. Mexico Events 287 p. 79-90 Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill 287 Oldham Carson Wheeler TTABLEABLE OFOF Potter Gray Statewide Corridor Seizures Collingsworth Deaf Smith Armstrong Randall Donley p. 74-78 27 Parmer Castro Swisher Briscoe Hall Childress Hardeman Lamb Floyd ONTENTS Hale Motley Cottle Wichita ONTENTS Bailey Clay C Foard C Wilbarger Montague Lubbock Lamar Crosby Dickens King Knox Baylor Archer Cooke Grayson Fannin Red River Cochran Hockley Bowie Delta Franklin Morris Morris Jack Titus Lynn Garza Denton Collin Yoakum Throckmorton Young Wise Hunt Hopkins Terry Kent Stonewall Haskell Cass Cam Rockwall p Rains Marion Dallas Wood Upshur Grant Tarrant Palo Pinto Parker Borden Fisher Gaines Jones Shackelford Stephens Scurry Dawson Harrison Kaufman Otero Van Zandt Dona Ana Howard Mitchell Eastland Hood Ellis Andrews Martin Taylor Johnson Somervell Henderson Gregg Nolan Callahan Erath Panola Luna Rusk Hill Navarro Ector Comanche Cherokee El Paso Hudspeth Loving Winkler Coke Runnels Bosque Anderson Shelby Glasscock Coleman Midland Sterling Brown Freestone Nacogdoches Hidalgo Hamilton Limestone Ward McLennan San Augustine Culberson Mills Hudspeth Crane Upton Reagan Coryell Houston Irion Tom Green Leon Sabine Concho Falls Angelina McCulloch Lampasas Reeves Trinity San Saba Bell Robertson Jasper Madison Newton Schleicher Menard Burnet Crockett Polk Tyler Milam Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Mason Llano Williamson Walker Pecos Brazos El Paso Sector Grimes Burleson San Jacinto Sutton Kimble Hardin Gillespie Lee Montgomery Blanco Travis Washington p. 06-22 Terrell Liberty Bastrop Waller Orange Kerr Hays Harris Edwards Kendall Austin Val Verde Fayette Comal Caldwell Presidio Real Jefferson Brewster Bandera Chambers Fort Bend Guadalupe Colorado Bexar Gonzales Galveston Kinney Uvalde Medina Lavaca Marfa Sector Wilson Brazoria Wharton DeWitt Jackson Frio p. 23-27 Zavala Karnes Matagorda Atascosa Victoria Goliad Live Dimmit Bee Coastal Bend Del Rio Sector Oak Refugio La Salle San Sector p. 28-37 Jim Patricio Wells Duval Nueces Webb p. 65-73 Overall Assessment Kleberg Jim Brooks Kenedy p. 91-98 Laredo Sector Hogg Rio Grande p. 38-46 Starr Willacy Valley Sector Cameron p. 47-64 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Operation BORDER STAR 31 AUG – 06 SEPT 2011 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION INFORMATION – LAW – ENFORCEMENTLAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE SENSITIVE N E W M E X I C O EL PASO H U D S P E T H UNIFIED COMMAND MEMBERS USBP Horizon City PD CBP – OFO Ysleta Del Sur Tribal PD ICE El Paso ISD PD West TX HIDTA University of Texas El Paso PD EPIC El Paso Community College PD TMF El Paso Office of Emergency DPS Management TPWD US Army, Ft. Bliss CID Texas Tech University PD El Paso CO SO Texas Comptroller of Public Hudspeth CO SO Accounts Dona Ana CO SO (NM) Texas Attorney General, El Paso Grant CO SO (NM) Union Pacific Railroad PD Hidalgo CO SO (NM) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Luna CO SO (NM) Commission Otero CO SO (NM) El Paso County Constables Anthony PD El Paso PD Full Map/Table of Contents CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – –LAWLAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE SENSITIVE El Paso Sector The Unified Command provided the following reports: Contraband Seizures Illegal Alien Apprehensions IAs/Referrals -- Marijuana 1,316.25 lbs IAs/USBP 191 Cocaine 56.86 lbs OTMs 26 Heroin 0.01 lbs El Salvador 11 Guatemala 8 Methamphetamine -- Costa Rica 2 OTM Countries Currency -- Honduras 2 Ecuador 2 Romania 1 Other -- Vehicles Stolen / Recovered Handgun(s) 1 Stolen 5 Weapons Long Gun(s) -- Recovered 14 Explosive(s) -- Absconds -- Bailouts -- Criminal Arrests 62 Fugitive Arrests 46 Gang Related Criminal Arrests 3 Pursuits 1 Scouts/Decoys -- CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE El Paso Sector The Unified Command statistics over the past 4 weeks: El Paso UC Currency Seizures El Paso UC Marijuana Seizures $1,800 3,000.00 $1,694 $1,600 2,599.79 2,500.00 $1,400 $1,200 2,000.00 1,836.80 $1,000 1,500.00 $800 1,318.02 $600 1,000.00 1,316.25 $400 500.00 $200 of MarijuanaPounds Seized Amount of US of US CurrencyAmountSeized $0 $0 $0 $0 0.00 17-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 31-Aug-11 7-Sep-11 17-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 31-Aug-11 7-Sep-11 El Paso UC Cocaine Seizures El Paso UC Illegal Aliens 60.00 195 191 56.86 190 50.00 185 180 40.00 175 176 31.17 170 30.00 165 166 20.00 160 155 160 150 Pounds of CocainePounds Seized 10.00 Number of IAs of IAs NumberApprehended 145 0.18 0.00 0.06 140 17-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 31-Aug-11 7-Sep-11 17-Aug-11 24-Aug-11 31-Aug-11 7-Sep-11 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Gang activity for the week of 01 September 2011 thru 08 September 2011 Four gang-related incidents were reported during this reporting period involving five arrests of members from five different gangs. There were three criminal arrests and two fugitive arrests. The incidents involved: Possession of a Controlled Substance, Attempt to Disarm a Police Officer, Interfering With Public Duties, Resisting Arrest, Evading Arrest / Detention, and Possession of Marijuana. Folk Bloods Barrio Azteca Bud Smokers Only Just Vandalizing Shit The Barrio Azteca is probably El Paso’s most infamous and troublesome gang. Its roots are in the jail system, and its multiple areas of criminal activities have spread onto the streets. Their main identifiers are the Aztec symbols and the letters ―BA,‖ or the numbers ―21,‖ in which the 2 and the 1 represent the letters ―B‖ and ―A.‖ The El Paso PD gang database shows approximately 857 confirmed 21 on Sombrero members. 2 Feathers with 1 Feather Roman Numeral 21 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Gang Information (UPDATE) On 28 AUG 2011, an El Paso THP Trooper was informed of a reported stolen vehicle abandoned in northeast El Paso. The vehicle appeared to have been vandalized, and racial slurs were scratched onto the vehicle. DPS CID assisted with the investigation and with an interview of the owner of the vehicle, who is active duty military, and who self admitted to being a previous member of the BLOODS gang in Houston. Due to deception suspected in the owners’ story, the vehicle was inspected further. Blood Wilkins, Treavon R. evidence was located on the hood of the vehicle and it DOB: 05/30/1987 appeared the vehicle had possibly struck a person. An investigation continues by the El Paso PD, the Texas Rangers, and DPS CID. Further investigation revealed that Wilkins is on active duty with the US Army stationed at Fort Bliss, TX. Wilkins’ Facebook account depicts photos of his affiliation with the BLOODS gang. Additionally, some photos have been featured in ―EPNightlife.com‖ (Internet social networking site) flashing gang signs. CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Juvenile Blue Cards and schools involved for the month of August 2011 School District School Gang # of Incidents Chapin HS Brown City Gangsters 1 El Paso ISD Franklin HS Sur 13 1 Irvin HS Crips 2 Mexican Crazy Klicka 3 Socorro ISD El Dorado HS Sur 13 2 Ysleta ISD Hanks HS Sur 13 1 Information based on number of “Blue Cards” turned into the El Paso PD Gang Unit and is current as of 07 SEPT 2011.