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David Shaw, special
agent in charge for
San Diego HSI
“HSI is committed
to working with its
law enforcement
partners to pursue and dismantle
drug smuggling networks that distribute narcotics
on the streets and spread violence in our communities,” said David Shaw, special agent in charge
for San Diego HSI. “This investigation uncovered
a gang-affiliated drug smuggling ring that extended
from Mexicali to Imperial, San Diego, and Riverside
counties. I commend the outstanding collaborative
effort by all of the agencies involved in this enforcement action.”
Most of the defendants made their initial appearances in federal court Friday. According to the indictments, unsealed Friday, some of the defendants
are felons who were in possession of firearms and
had ties to criminal street gangs. The maximum
penalties for the charges alleged in the indictments
range from 10 years to life in prison.
HSI special agents say this week’s arrests are
indicative of a growing trend along California’s
southern border involving drug traffickers’ increasing reliance on body carriers. Earlier this month, a
24-year-old Tijuana man identified during a separate HSI probe was sentenced to nearly six years
in federal prison after admitting he was paid by a
drug smuggling organization to recruit body carriers, including minors, to smuggle heroin, cocaine,
and methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S.
at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Josue Lomeli was taken into custody by HSI special agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry May 31,
2015, on a federal arrest warrant charging him with
various drug smuggling offenses. Lomeli also admitted he was at a Tijuana residence when narcotics were secured to the individual’s bodies, and that
most of the people involved wore loose fitting clothing to further conceal the drugs.
July-Aug 2016 Edition
Municipal Public Safety Departments
Turn to Kinetic Mesh Wireless Networks
By Marty Lamb and Don Gilbreath
Don Gilbreath is head of Media Services, Rajant
Modern municipalities tackle many obstacles, ranging from small, like keeping pigeons off a statue
of the town founder, to large, like maintaining and
upgrading infrastructure – all within budgets that
get tighter every year. According to Rand, “Many
state and local governments are facing significant
fiscal challenges, forcing policymakers to confront
difficult trade-offs as they consider how to allocate
scarce resources across numerous worthy initiatives.”
Public safety should not be one of those trade-offs,
and finding affordable technologies that help keep
citizens safe is a goal for local governments across
the country. As public safety and security technologies continue to advance, some municipalities are
turning to a wireless network called Kinetic Mesh.
Kinetic Mesh has been implemented in such rugged environments as mining, military, and oil and
gas operations. Many wireless networks use static
infrastructure like access points, towers or wireless routers, while the people and vehicles on the
network are always on the go; in Kinetic Mesh,
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