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Record heroin bust in valley (Mexicans in Modesto, CA)
Modesto Bee ^ | 2/14/03 | Pat Giblin

Posted on 02/14/2003 1:37:55 PM PST by hoosierskypilot

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:55:54 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Drug agents wanted to make sure that they found the evidence when they traced a suspect to Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto. So when he went inside to meet with an alleged cohort, they stole his car. Eventually, and not without difficulty, the agents uncovered 54 pounds of black-tar heroin. Officials called it the largest single heroin seizure ever in the Central Valley, from Redding to Bakersfield, and valued the drugs at $21 million on the street.


(Excerpt) Read more at modbee.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: drugskill; wodlist
Vehicle had Mexican plates. Criminals were Mexican.

But they're just here to find work!!!


1 posted on 02/14/2003 1:37:55 PM PST by hoosierskypilot
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To: hoosierskypilot; Diver Dave; SiFiPattie; ontherightside
Pretty soon we'll be reading in the Bee about Miguel "Uh-Oh" Donoso picketing the SDEA for not busting enough caucasian dealers.
2 posted on 02/14/2003 1:42:07 PM PST by Commander8
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To: hoosierskypilot
"But they're just here to find work!!!"

Yeah! And they're just doing the jobs Americans are unwilling to do (like poisoning our communities and our kids).

Ten years for these guys is a joke. We really need to take a hint from places like Singapore.

3 posted on 02/14/2003 1:51:19 PM PST by Bonaparte
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To: *Wod_list
Wod_list ping
4 posted on 02/14/2003 2:32:52 PM PST by MrLeRoy ("That government is best which governs least.")
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To: MrLeRoy
Isn't Modesto where George Lucas grew up , and wasn't it the model for the town portrayed in the movie AMERICAN GRAFFITI ? Man oh man things have sure changed , huh ?
5 posted on 02/14/2003 3:49:24 PM PST by sushiman
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