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Federal authorities charge 13 people over stolen vehicles sent to Mexico
Federal prosecutors have charged 13 people for allegedly operating a cross-border scheme that funneled stolen cars into Mexico to support cartel operations.
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Federal authorities charged 13 people for allegedly running a cross-border scheme to traffic stolen vehicles to Mexican drug cartels, Fox News reported. The U.S. Attorney Office for the Western District of Texas stated that the stolen cars and trucks were used to support daily criminal operations across the border. [1][2][3][4]
According to Fox News, the vehicles were stolen from private owners as well as major rental car companies. They were then driven through El Paso, Texas, and transported directly into Mexico. [1][4]
Law enforcement agencies recovered 29 stolen vehicles as part of Operation Southbound Takedown, Fox News reported. Authorities estimated the total value of the recovered vehicles at $1.14 million. [1][2]
In short
- Federal prosecutors charged 13 individuals for trafficking stolen vehicles to Mexican cartels.
- Law enforcement recovered 29 vehicles valued at an estimated $1.14 million.
- The stolen vehicles were driven through El Paso, Texas, before crossing into Mexico.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Feds crack down on stolen car pipeline to Mexican cartels as 13 charged in border schemeFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Feds charge 13 in $1.1M stolen vehicle ring tied to Mexican cartelsFOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, 11h ago
- [3]13 charged in alleged scheme to transport stolen vehicles from US to Mexican cartels, feds sayClick2Houston, 16h ago
- [4]13 Charged in El Paso as Feds Say Stolen Cars Fueled Mexican CartelsHoodline, 15h ago
Background
- [5]Crumbl on Wikipedia
- [6]Pennsylvania welfare supervisor charged over alleged food stamp fraud scheme FTMQ News, 7d ago
- [7]Supreme Court justices criticize criminal prosecution of Mexican immigrant FTMQ News, 13d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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