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Law Enforcement Response
Officer Eddie Dutchover
Moapa Tribal Police DepartmentCell (702) 249-2679
email: [email protected]
PurposeLaw Enforcement Response
Cover Several Hidden Compartments
Discuss Some Current Trends
Law Enforcement ResponseInterdiction Teams (HITDA, Criminal Patrol Teams, K9 Teams)
Working together with Fed, State, Local
Intelligence gathering & sharing / Going beyond the traffic stop to identify DTO’s
Training more Law Enforcement Officers on criminal interdiction
Law Enforcement Response
Impacting the DTO’s by the seizure illicit US Currency
Prevention & Rehabilitation
North= Drugs…South= Money
East= Drugs…. West = Money
Currency seizures in vehicles with hidden compartments
• Due to the increase in security at airports and borders stations, violators are utilizing vehicles with hidden compartments to transport U.S. currency out of the country.
• 2010-About 35 to 40 billion went back to Mexico • Law enforcement agencies continue to come
across large shipments of U.S. currency at all stages of different police investigations.
The importance of Origin and Destination!
San Diego/Chula VistaYuma/San Louis
Nogales
El Paso
Del Rio Laredo Roma Rio Grande City
McAllen Edinburg Pharr Brownsville
65% to 70% of the illegal drugs that enter
the United States, cross the Southwest Border
65% to 70% of the illegal drugs that enter
the United States, cross the Southwest Border
“The Valley”“The Valley”
Routes
We call this a clue!
OUR PROGRAM IS BASED ON…
High Volume Legal Traffic Stops
Observation Of Indicators
Roadside Interviews
Consent
Searches
If only it were that easy…
Hidden CompartmentsIf you don’t search...you will not
find it !!!!!!!!!!!
Hidden CompartmentsIf you don’t search...you will not
find it !!!!!!!!!!!
Hydraulic Compartment
Ford Explorer Rear Hydraulic Compartment
2000 Chevrolet Pick-up Truck C-1500
$29,500 inside the driveshaft
Driveshaft and weldtowards the rear
Cleaned dirt off
Worn rear U-joint bolts
White rag inside the driveshaft and four bundles of U.S. Currency
2002 Ford Pick F-150Firewall Compartment
Firewall
Inside Firewall 33 Lbs. Cocaine
Tires
Gas Tank Compartment$300,760.00
Engine Manifold
Plastic Manifold Nissan Pick-up
27
Trends on I-15
One way rental cars / fly and drive
Avoiding I-40
Vehicle registered with 30 to 60 days to Driver
High end cars. Audi, BMW, Acura, VW, Lexus and Volvo.
GPS hidden / Escort Vehicles
Marijuana Trend
29
Piston
30
$130,000
31
Chevy Exhaust Tunnels
32
Exhaust Tunnels
33
Exhaust Tunnels
34
Exhaust Tunnels
35
Heat Shielding removed
36
Exhaust Tunnels
37
14 Pounds of Meth
38
Acura MDX
Acura MDX
271,000
Jeep Commander
Jeep Commander
Jeep Commander
Jeep Commander
Jeep Commander
$647,040
Liquid Meth
Dash Compartment
Dash Compartment
Dash Compartment
10.50 pounds of Meth
Don’t Forget to Check the Suitcase First
Suitcase Liner
$1,814,091
