Case Of Mexican Nationals, Who Flew Into Bowling Green Airport With $1 Million Worth Of Cocaine, Draws Federal Charges.
Federal charges in cocaine case
By JUSTIN STORY
Two men accused of flying into Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport with more than $1 million in cocaine will now face federal drug charges.
Dagoberto Garcia-Guillen, 20, and his brother, Jesus Adolfo Garcia-Guillen, 26, both Mexican nationals, were charged Thursday with possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, both federal offenses.
According to Tommy Loving, director of the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, the charges came after a weeklong investigation conducted by the Bowling Green Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with the task force.
The two men were arrested Oct. 2 at the airport, where city police responded after being notified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security about a suspicious aircraft that had been tracked and was anticipated to stop in Bowling Green to refuel.
DEA Special Agent Michael Cates said in a federal affidavit that the homeland security request was based on the “suspicious behavior” of the plane’s occupants when they bought fuel for the plane earlier that day in Cushing, Okla.
Dagoberto Garcia-Guillen allegedly identified himself as the pilot and told law enforcement he was coming from Phoenix, that he had no particular destination and was flying from airport to airport to get flight time on his pilot’s license, the affidavit said.
A search of the plane, a Piper twin-engine, resulted in the discovery of 32 bricks of cocaine weighing a total of 70.4 pounds hidden in two suitcases, according to court documents.
Officers also allegedly found a small plastic bag containing nearly 8 grams of marijuana and seized the plane and the drugs, along with four cell phones, a laptop computer, a digital camera, two wallets, two passports and $1.75 in change.
The men were scheduled to appear Friday morning in Warren District Court for a preliminary hearing, but Loving said the state drug possession charges will be dismissed to allow for federal prosecution.
Dagoberto and Jesus Adolfo Garcia-Guillen remain in Warren County Regional Jail under no bond. They are anticipated to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court next week.
By JUSTIN STORY
Two men accused of flying into Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport with more than $1 million in cocaine will now face federal drug charges.
Dagoberto Garcia-Guillen, 20, and his brother, Jesus Adolfo Garcia-Guillen, 26, both Mexican nationals, were charged Thursday with possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, both federal offenses.
According to Tommy Loving, director of the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, the charges came after a weeklong investigation conducted by the Bowling Green Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with the task force.
The two men were arrested Oct. 2 at the airport, where city police responded after being notified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security about a suspicious aircraft that had been tracked and was anticipated to stop in Bowling Green to refuel.
DEA Special Agent Michael Cates said in a federal affidavit that the homeland security request was based on the “suspicious behavior” of the plane’s occupants when they bought fuel for the plane earlier that day in Cushing, Okla.
Dagoberto Garcia-Guillen allegedly identified himself as the pilot and told law enforcement he was coming from Phoenix, that he had no particular destination and was flying from airport to airport to get flight time on his pilot’s license, the affidavit said.
A search of the plane, a Piper twin-engine, resulted in the discovery of 32 bricks of cocaine weighing a total of 70.4 pounds hidden in two suitcases, according to court documents.
Officers also allegedly found a small plastic bag containing nearly 8 grams of marijuana and seized the plane and the drugs, along with four cell phones, a laptop computer, a digital camera, two wallets, two passports and $1.75 in change.
The men were scheduled to appear Friday morning in Warren District Court for a preliminary hearing, but Loving said the state drug possession charges will be dismissed to allow for federal prosecution.
Dagoberto and Jesus Adolfo Garcia-Guillen remain in Warren County Regional Jail under no bond. They are anticipated to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court next week.
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