Case 7:17-cr-01925 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 12/07/17 Page 1 of 2 A0 91 (Rev. 11/11) Criminal Complaint UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT . mm Sauna: A a for the Hun Southern District of Texas DEC 0 7 201? United States of America V. Mam 1. Edgar Alberto Case 2. Diana Romelia ?147-2229? Defendant?s) CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, the complainant in this case, state that the following is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. On or about the date(s) of December 6, 2017 in the county of Hidalgo in the Southern District of Texas the defendant(s) violated: Code Section Offense Description 21 USC 963 Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance Approximately 187.34 Kilograms of Marijuana a Schedule I Controlled Substance. This criminal complaint is based on these facts: See Attachment if Continued on the attached sheet. Complainant ?s signature Nicholas C. Stott, HSI Special Agent Printed name and title Sworn to before me and signed in my presence. Date: 12/07/2017 Judge?s signature City and state; McAllen, Texas US Magistrate Judge Dorina Ramos Printed name and title Case 7:17-cr-01925 Document 1 Filed in TXSD on 12/07/17 Page 2 of 2 Attachment 1, Nicholas C. Stott, am a Special Agent of the United States Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and have knowledge of the following facts: 1. On December 6, 2017, Homeland Security Investigations in McAllen, Texas, (HSI McAllen) received a request for investigative assistance from the US. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Of?ce of Field Operations at the Progresso Port of Entry (POE) in Progresso, Texas. CBP Of?cers (CBPOs) detained Edgar Alberto (hereinafter REYNA), a citizen of Mexico and visa holder, while attempting to enter the US. with approximately 187.34 kilograms (kg) of marijuana concealed within a false ?oor of a trailer attached to a tractor unit. During primary inbound inspection, CBP Of?cers (CBPOs) obtained a negative written declaration for fruits, food, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, weapons and currency over $10,000.00. CBPOs referred REYNA and the tractor trailer for a non-intrusive X-Ray inspection and discovered anomalies in the ?oor of the trailer. . CBPOs referred the REYNA and the tractor trailer to the cargo secondary inspection area where a CBP K-9 narcotics detection team conducted a free air inspection which resulted in a positive alert for the odor of controlled substance(s) emanating from the trailer. A physical search of the trailer discovered a false ?oor consisting of two compartments in the trailer. Inside the compartments, 110 cellophane wrapped packages were discovered. CBPOs ?eld tested the substance inside the packages, which was positive for the characteristics of marijuana. A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Special Agent (SA) responded to the Progresso POE to assist in the investigation. The HSI SA and CBPO interviewed REYNA who stated (post-Miranda warning and waiver) he was hired by unknown persons in Mexico to transport the trailer and what REYNA knew to be marijuana from Neuvo Progresso, Mexico to Mission, Texas. REYNA stated he was to be paid $1,500.00 USD for transporting the marijuana. REYNA stated his mother, and owner of the tractor, Diana Romelia RIOJAS- Vazquez (hereinafter RIOJAS) had arranged for the transportation with unknown persons in Mexico and was also to be paid for the delivery of the marijuana. RIOJAS, a citizen of Mexico and visa holder, arrived at the Progresso POE looking for REYNA, and after observing the aforementioned tractor trailer in the secondary inspection area, entered the immigration of?ce at the POE. RIOJAS agreed to speak with the H81 SA and CBPO regarding entry into the United States. During the interview (post-Miranda warning and waiver), RIOJAS admitted she was hired by unknown persons in Mexico to have the trailer containing what she suspected to be drugs transported into the United States. RIOJAS stated she was to be paid an unknown amount for arranging the transport. RIOJ AS stated she directed REYNA to transport the trailer into the United States. REYNA and RIOJAS will be charged with Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance, in violation of 21 USC 963.