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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2008
For Information Contact,
Special Agent Ramona Sanchez
Public Information Officer
(602) 664-5725

Multiple Defendants of Methamphetamine Ring Arrested

JUL 25 -- Parker, Ariz . - On July 23, 2008, the La Paz County Anti Drug and Racketeering Enforcement Task Force, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, La Paz County Sheriffs Office, Parker Police Department, Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department, and the Quartzsite Police Department, arrested local drug dealers in the town of Parker. Eight months of investigation involving undercover police officers and confidential informants targeting drug dealers selling methamphetamine and marijuana led to Wednesday’s arrests.

Arrested during the dealer roundup were Brian Lee Miller (sales and possession of Narcotic Drugs), Pamela Robledo (sales and possession of methamphetamine), James Robert Banks (sales and possession of methamphetamine), Julian Albert Delgado (sales and possession of methamphetamine), Juan Delgado (sales and possession of methamphetamine), Brian Troy Goddard (sales and possession of methamphetamine), Daniel Elizarraras (sales and possession of methamphetamine), Elizabeth Longoria Quiroga (sales and possession of methamphetamine and possession of approximately 3 pound of methamphetamine for sale at the time of her arrest), Jessica Gonzalez (sales and possession of methamphetamine) and Paul Platton (possession of marijuana), another arrest stemming from these investigations included Kristin Brundige (sales and possession of methamphetamine), Brundige had already been arrested on a previous date. Arrest warrants are outstanding for additional suspects at this time. The Task Force and local law enforcement are actively working to locate and take those drug dealers into custody.

Disturbingly, many of the drugs allegedly sold during the investigations leading to the arrests were allegedly sold from otherwise legitimate businesses, i.e., Lake Manor Market, The Sand Bar, Woody’s Gas Station/General Store, Circle K (in Parker), Best Western and the Bridge Inn, in and around the town or Parker. Business owners must be vigilant with regard to the misuse of their storefronts by their employees. The La Paz County Task Force and local law enforcement partners will use whatever legal means necessary to protect the residents of La Paz County from the scourge of illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine. The first time drugs are purchased from a home or business, the knowledge or complicity of the owner may be difficult to discern. Sales occurring after the owners are aware that sales previously occurred from a residence or business, however, make it difficult for the homeowner or business owner to show that he, she or they, could not have known about the illegal conduct. This is especially so where the subsequent sales are made by the same individuals. Home and business owners under such circumstances need to be aware that their property is at risk and that they must be doubly vigilant to prevent the misuse of their property.

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