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AUSTIN – Ricardo Jaimes of Edinburg, TX, was arrested yesterday
evening by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force without incident. The
Task Force received information from the U.S. Marshals Service,
Grand Rapids office advising that Jaimes, the remaining fugitive in
a drug conspiracy, had fled from a November 2007 federal indictment
handed down in the United States District Court in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Additional information indicated Jaimes would temporarily
be in the Buda area. The Task Force initiated surveillance in and
around Buda after it was learned what vehicle he would possibly be
in. After extensive surveillance throughout the week, Jaimes’s
vehicle was observed entering the Cabela’s parking lot where he was
surrounded and taken into custody.
Jaimes is alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy with others
to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute over 100
kilograms or more or marijuana.
Members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force participating in the
arrest were the Austin Police Department – Intelligence Unit, Hays
County Sheriff’s Department, Travis County Sheriff’s Department, and
the U.S. Marshals Service.
LaFayette Collins, United States Marshal for the Western District of
Texas states, “The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force is committed to
hunting down fugitives who serve no purpose but to sell and profit
from their illegal enterprise. We are more than happy to send Jaimes
back to Michigan aboard our delivery service”. |
