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 CONTROLLEDincludes this UNCLASSIFIEDdocument andINFORMATIONany accompanying – LAW ENFORCEMENTattachments SENSITIVEand/or e-mails. Key Events and Findings • This week two incidences of narcotics concealed in furniture were reported in the Laredo Sector. Previously, a seizure utilizing this method was reported in the Laredo Sector that was highlighted in the 07 JAN 2011 BOSA), as well as two occurrences in NOV and DEC of last year in the RGV and El Paso Sectors. • On 29 MAR 2011, CBP-OFO Officers at the Stanton Street international crossing in the El Paso Sector seized 148 AK-47 magazines, 1 M4 (AR-15) magazine, and six thousand rounds of ammo concealed in the upper front roof compartment of a 1999 Chevrolet Express conversion van driven by a Mexican National who resides in Cd. Juárez. • On 31 MAR 2011, a Douglas Co, Georgia SO Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Ford F-350, towing a rented U-Haul car dolly with a 1999 Toyota Camry (all with AL plates) destined for McAllen, TX. The stop resulted in the seizure of $1,157,270 USD packed in vacuum sealed bundles, concealed inside the gas tank. • In the RGV Sector, a suspect deployed several spikes in an effort to evade officers to splash down into the Rio Grande in an attempt to return the load to Mexico. • Per an Officer Safety Bulletin from the Coastal Bend JOIC, knives were located in the rear of each of the vehicles from two large marijuana seizures in Gonzales Co, readily available and in plain sight. • On 2 APR 2011, Mexican federal police arrested Jose Manuel Garcia Soto, alias "El Safado," or "The Crazy One," another suspect in the attack that killed ICE Agent Jaime Zapata and wounded ICE Agent Victor Avila on a highway in central Mexico nearly two months ago. • On 04 APR 2011, two USCs were killed at the San Ysidro border crossing (California) as they sat in a vehicle waiting to enter the US. CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Sherman Dallam Hansford Ochiltree Lipscomb Sig. Mexico Events 287 p. 97-104 Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill 287 Oldham Carson Wheeler TTABLEABLE OFOF Potter Gray Statewide Corridor Seizures Collingsworth Deaf Smith Armstrong Randall Donley p. 89-96 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. 05-24 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. 25-31 Zavala Karnes Matagorda Atascosa Victoria Goliad Live Dimmit Bee Coastal Bend Del Rio Sector Oak Refugio La Salle San Sector p. 32-41 Jim Patricio Wells Duval Nueces Webb p. 75-88 Overall Assessment Kleberg Jim Brooks Kenedy p. 105-111 Laredo Sector Hogg Rio Grande p. 42-53 Starr Willacy Valley Sector Cameron p. 54-74 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Operation BORDER STAR 30 MAR – 5 APR 2011 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE EL PASO UNIFIED COMMAND SECTOR 23 MAR – 5 APR 2011 EL PASO H P E T D S U 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 Alcohic 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 0 Marijuana 2,635.01lbs IAs/USBP 322 Cocaine 35.418 lbs OTMs 7 Heroin 0 lbs El Salvador 1 Methamphetamine 0.997 lbs Guatemala 1 Currency $1,422.00 Honduras 1 Countries Pakistan 1 Ecstasy, 13 pills, PCP, 24 pills, Poland 1 Other Hashish Oil, 0.011 lbs, Psilocybin, 0.132 lbs Peru 2 Handgun(s) 3 Vehicles Stolen / Recovered Stolen 15 Weapons Long Gun(s) 0 Recovered 6 Explosive(s) 0 Recovered in Mexico 44 Absconds 0 Bailouts 0 Criminal Arrests 106 Fugitive Arrests 32 Gang Related Criminal Arrests 12 Pursuits 1 Scouts/Decoys 0 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 $25,000 4,500.00 $23,680 4,000.00 3,839.59 $20,000 3,500.00 2,876.92 $14,775 3,000.00 $15,000 2,635.01 2,500.00 2,000.00 $10,000 1,500.00 1,000.00 $5,000 981.14 Pounds of MarijuanaPounds Seized 500.00 Amount of US of US AmountCurrency Seized $0 $1,422 $0 0.00 18-Mar-11 25-Mar-11 1-Apr-11 8-Apr-11 18-Mar-11 25-Mar-11 1-Apr-11 8-Apr-11 El Paso UC Cocaine Seizures El Paso UC Illegal Aliens 120.00 400 351 98.83 350 322 100.00 300 80.00 250 297 248 60.00 200 49.21 150 40.00 42.14 100 35.42 20.00 Pounds of CocainePounds Seized 50 Number of IAs of IAs NumberApprehended 0.00 0 18-Mar-11 25-Mar-11 1-Apr-11 8-Apr-11 18-Mar-11 25-Mar-11 1-Apr-11 8-Apr-11 CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Gang activity Twelve gang-related incidents were reported during this period involving twelve arrests of members from ten different gangs. The incidents involved: Family Violence Assault, Possession of Marijuana, Illegal Reentry after Deportation by a Sex Offender, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Carry of a Weapon (Pistol), Evading Arrest or Transport, Resisting Arrest, and Assault on a Public Servant. A juvenile Hacienda Heights gang member was arrested for the Unlawful Carry of a Pistol, and the PAISA gang member was the sex offender arrested by Texas DPS/CID and ICE. Vatos Locos Varrio Glenwood Barrio Azteca (1 Suspected) Paisas North Side Locos Varrio Hacienda Heights 36 Mafia Los Fatherless Southside Locos Folk NorthSide Locos are a Norteno Set. According to the El Paso Police Department’s gang data base, there are approximately 109 confirmed members. Most of their activity is in Northeast El Paso and East El Paso. Their primary color is red and they use the number 14 representing the letter ―N.‖ Photos from Social Networking Site CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Gang activity (cont) Life The Folk Nation is composed of several “sets” under their name, just as Surenos have many subsets, and Nortenos have their subsets. The Folk Love Nation origin is from Chicago. Their rivals are members from the People Loyalty Nation. They identify with the number 6 (6 point star etc.) and by dressing to the right (right pant leg pulled up, cap tilt to the right…etc). According to the El Paso Police Department’s gang data base, there are approximately 290 confirmed Folk Nation gang members in El Paso. Understanding Knowledge As seen to the right, each point on their star has a meaning: Love, Life, Loyalty, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding. Wisdom Some of the major Folk Nation sets are: Black Gangster Disciples Black Disciples Gangster Disciples Imperial Gangsters La Raza Spanish Cobras Latin Eagles Latin Disciples Maniac Latin Disciples Simon City Royals Spanish Gangster Disciples Two Sixers International Posse CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION – LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE Gang Activity (cont) On 29 MAR 2011, El Paso DPS CID Agents received information of a possible fugitive from ICE. PABLO NUNEZ was wanted for Illegal Entry and was identified as a sex offender. NUNEZ has been identified as a PAISAS gang member. Surveillance was established at NUNEZ’s last known address, and he was subsequently arrested without incident by Agents with the Border Enforcement Security Team (BEST) Team and DPS CID.