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Jorge TAVAREZ, YOB: 1981, USC 



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 d'ate(s) of April 17,2017 in the county of Hldalgo in the
Southern District of Texas the defendant(s) violated: 
Code Section O?ense Description
21 U.S.C. 841 (1), 846 . Knowingly and Intentionally possess with intent to Distribute approximately

10 kilograms of Cocaine a Schedule II Controlled Substance.

Knowingly and Intentionally Conspire to possess with intent to Distribute 5
kilograms or more of Cocaine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance 

This criminal complaint is based on these facts:

See Attachment A

if Continued on the attached sheet.

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#1 Alfonso Perez, Jr. peCIal Agent

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Sworn to before me and signed i my presence.

 

Date; 05/07/2018

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City and state: McAIlen, Texas . Sco} Hacker, U.S. Magistrate Judge

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Attachment A

On or about November 7, 2017, Special Agents with McAllen Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) received information from a cooperating defendant that in April of 2017, a load of
approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine, which were destined for the State of North Carolina had
been seized by law enforcement authorities in the State of Alabama. identi?ed TAVAREZ
as an individual who assisted in the local transportation of the cocaine prior to it leaving the Rio
Grande Valley.

On January 18, 2018, Special Agent (SA) Alfonso Perez, Jr. and Task Force Of?cer (TFO)
Gilberto M. Vazaldua conducted an interview of Jorge TAVAREZ, hereinafter referred to as
TAVAREZ. TAVAREZ stated that on or about April 2017, he was instructed to drive to a
warehouse located on north Highway 281 and Owassa Rd. in Edinburg, Texas. TAVAREZ stated
that once at the warehouse, he was given a cardboard box, which contained approximately 10
kilograms of cocaine and was instructed to transport the cocaine to a male subject, who resides in
Mission, Texas. TAVAREZ told agents that after taking the cocaine to the residence, TAVAREZ
left. TAVAREZ told agents that several days later, he was contacted and told that the cocaine had
been seized by authorities in Alabama. TAVAREZ was provided documentation purported to
document that the load had been seized.

SAs received a copy of the paperwork purported to document the cocaine seizure. The
documentation was analyzed and determined to be fraudulent.