Douglas woman arrested for possession of 1,229 pounds of pot at home

By XAVIER ZARAGOZA
The Daily Dispatch
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 3:08 PM MDT


A Douglas woman was arrested in connection with more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana seized from a south side home on June 1.


Cindy Maria Sanchez-Armenta, a lawful permanent resident, was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, said Vincent Picard, the spokesman for Customs and Immigration Enforcement.

The arrest stems from a joint investigation between ICE and the Douglas Police Department.

The investigation began Sunday when ICE received information that several vehicles loaded with marijuana had crossed the border illegally near Douglas.

Through further investigation, the agents located the residence where the marijuana was purportedly being stored, Picard said.

The agents and officers set up surveillance. At about 5:45 p.m. a tan Chevrolet truck with Mexican license plates was observed pulling into the rear of the home at 1006 5th Street.

Shortly after, ICE agents and Douglas police officers of the Special Response Team approached the house and served a search warrant.

Inside the home the agents found 67 bales of marijuana weighing 1,229 pounds, Picard said.

“Thanks to the partnership formed among different law enforcement agencies in Douglas, drug trafficking organizations will find it increasingly difficult to operate in this area, said Scott Brown, assistant special agent in charge of the ICE office of investigation.

Sanchez-Armenta had her initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Tucson yesterday. A criminal complaint is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt, Picard said.

Copyright © 2012 Douglas Dispatch

Comments

    right on elfrida resident wrote on Jun 16, 2008 2:33 PM:

    " your right someone had to have seen this going on and it must likely wasnt the first time is it interesting that the household who lived directly across the street from the back yard where it was being unloaded have suddenly moved out and way across town interesting isnt it are they related??? "

    Elfrida Resident wrote on Jun 13, 2008 12:07 PM:

    " Great idea about the F list publishing..would get some notice and maybe some help for the kids..

    This amount of DOPE should get her life in prison but it is AZ..I have known people to get life for much less dope and some to walk away being deported..I hope whomever owns the house loses the home also..SOMEONE saw all those bales being delivered..but it is Douglas...most all residents SEEM to be related...Someone saw it all going down I am sure! "

    CRAZZY wrote on Jun 6, 2008 5:27 PM:

    " THATS FUNNY YESTERDAY IT SAID TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED WHATS UP WITH THE OTHER PERSON SOUNDS FISHY "

    Chuck wrote on Jun 6, 2008 3:16 PM:

    " WOW.....Those Customs Agents do good work..... "

    Douglas Native wrote on Jun 6, 2008 12:25 PM:

    " How sad that Douglas still on stone ages. Tucson Newspapers have hourly updates. Douglas Dispatch same stories for a whole week, only change the date. "

    WestDallas wrote on Jun 6, 2008 2:43 AM:

    " Being a permanent resident I hope ICE checks the whole family for legal status. "

    no name wrote on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM:

    " so they unloaded all this pot in the back of this house and no one who lives in that area knew what was going on ? mmm i know where this house is and i know you can see very well from a couple of houses close by maybe they should look into others who may be involved in the area as watches "

    me wrote on Jun 4, 2008 4:36 PM:

    " I really believe we should be posting the pictures of everyone that gets caught drug smuggling either in town or at the port of entry. Even if the people arrested are minors.

    I think it goes with what a high school teacher once told us. He believed that we should not publish the Honor Roll list, but instead the F or failing list. You better believe that if Billy's dad reads his son's name in the paper, where he knows his friends and co-workers will also read it, there would be immediate action by the parents. "

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