'Patron saint' of drug traffickers didn't stop 2 from getting arrested
from chicago sun times
September 14, 2010
BY FRANK MAIN Crime Reporter
The “patron saint” of narco-traffickers didn’t save two men from getting arrested for having 50 kilograms of cocaine in the trunk of their car — which they parked illegally in the driveway leading to the Cook County sheriff’s office in Maywood, authorities said Tuesday.
At 8 p.m. Saturday, sheriff’s gang officers spotted Ramirez-Rodriguez’s Toyota Camry facing the wrong direction in Maybrook Drive, which leads to the sheriff’s police station and the Cook County courthouse in Maywood.
Ramirez-Rodriguez did not have a driver’s license and the officers spotted a statue of Jesus Malverde — the so-called patron saint of drug traffickers in Mexico— on the center console, Jackson said.
“Clearly the narco-saint doesn’t protect everyone,” she said.
The men allegedly were coming from a nearby warehouse where they had put the drugs in the truck of the car. There also was a crate of green peppers in the trunk, apparently to disguise the scent of the cocaine, Jackson said.
Jackson said the men were working for a Mexican drug cartel. The investigation is continuing into where the drugs were destined, she said.
Authorities estimated the street value of the cocaine at $19.3 million.
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chicago sun times
September 14, 2010
BY FRANK MAIN Crime Reporter
The “patron saint” of narco-traffickers didn’t save two men from getting arrested for having 50 kilograms of cocaine in the trunk of their car — which they parked illegally in the driveway leading to the Cook County sheriff’s office in Maywood, authorities said Tuesday.
At 8 p.m. Saturday, sheriff’s gang officers spotted Ramirez-Rodriguez’s Toyota Camry facing the wrong direction in Maybrook Drive, which leads to the sheriff’s police station and the Cook County courthouse in Maywood.
Ramirez-Rodriguez did not have a driver’s license and the officers spotted a statue of Jesus Malverde — the so-called patron saint of drug traffickers in Mexico— on the center console, Jackson said.
“Clearly the narco-saint doesn’t protect everyone,” she said.
The men allegedly were coming from a nearby warehouse where they had put the drugs in the truck of the car. There also was a crate of green peppers in the trunk, apparently to disguise the scent of the cocaine, Jackson said.
Jackson said the men were working for a Mexican drug cartel. The investigation is continuing into where the drugs were destined, she said.
Authorities estimated the street value of the cocaine at $19.3 million.
I've got a slight suspicion these guys will be dead within 6 months.
