A U.S. Marine veteran who rose to power as a reputed Mexican drug kingpin has been named in a massive cocaine-trafficking indictment in San Diego.
The investigation into Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr.’s organization revealed “an unprecedented level of corruption within the Mexican government, local police departments, federal police agencies and military,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a recent court filing.
More than 41 people have been charged in the case, which has yielded 5,000 kilograms, or about 11,000 pounds, of seized cocaine and more than $9 million in drug proceeds.
Dominguez’s organization sourced cocaine from Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, up through Central America and into Chiapas, Mexico, according to prosecutors. Transportation cells would move the cocaine into Mexico using boats, aircraft and commercial vehicles, then over the California and Texas borders for distribution into the United States, the court filing says.
The organization also used a reverse pipeline to move drug proceeds from the U.S. back south, according to the indictment, which was partially unsealed this week.
Dominguez, arrested in Mexico in 2016, is awaiting extradition to San Diego.
He is a dual U.S. citizen who has served as a Marine, prosecutors said. According to his U.S. passport application, he walks with a limp due to a combat-related injury.
Dominguez is accused of using his military training while working as an original member of the Los Zetas paramilitary cartel, which was first formed as an enforcement wing for the Cartel del Golfo. He was known as “Zeta 39,” prosecutors said, no doubt informing the name of his current organization, El Seguimiento 39. more here
That’s no damn marine! He’s just an idiot who may have gone thru the program and wore the uniform but he’s no damn marine. A marine has honor.
That just pisses me off. If he “is” a Marine, then fuck him good.
@ Moe Tom – have no doubt. He broke the Marine Corp oath. He’s no Marine.
We have another Lee Harvey Oswald!
A traitorous Marine!
Hoo-Rah!
He left the Marines when he turned his face from the Law!
Can he be prosecuted under the UCMJ?
SCOTUS says… “Yes!”
ANON
Right!
RICKN8
Corps is not fond of HST’s. UMJ.. I can not/will not be specific; just trust me. UCMJ + USMC are not friends.
Hey I never heard anyone complain about Michael Corleone and he was a war hero Marine. I’m just sayin.
“Undocumented Pharmacist.”
What’s the big deal?
Guy starts a business, providing a public service, somebody doesn’t get his cut, and everybody acts all outraged.
Nobody bitched when Bill Clinton was flying the shit into Mena!
Funny how that works!
izlamo delenda est …