STRIKE TEAM DEPUTIES CONDUCT “OPERATION DIESEL” AT LOCAL TRUCK STOPS

            3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938                    

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar /  PUBLIC AFFAIRS  

Direct: (915) 538-2119

Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)

EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com

Release Date / Time: Friday ,  JUNE 26, 2009  6:25 AM

SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – STRIKE TEAM

EVENT:  ”OPERATION DIESEL” 

LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE:  EL PASO COUNTY, TX

DATE / TIME: JUNE 2009

RESULT:  SEVERAL  ARRESTS MADE

“OPERATION DIESEL”

EL PASO COUNTY, TX- Earlier this week, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Strike Team conducted "OPERATION DIESEL". The Operation was concentrated in and around the truck stops of Horizon Blvd and Interstate 10.  The efforts of the operation focused on the sale of street level narcotics.  During the operation several people sold narcotics to Strike Team Deputies working in undercover capacity. While on surveillance during the operation Deputies also encountered several other criminal offenses which are now being investigated. Below are some results of the Operation / more arrests are forthcoming:

ARRESTS MADE:

EDWARD HULETT (41) CHARGE: Delivery of Controlled Substance (Cocaine) - $3,500 BOND	ANDREW LeBLANC (51)    CHARGE: Criminal Trespass-$1,500 BOND	TINA BOMMARITO (47)  CHARGE: Criminal Trespass-$1,500 BOND
PETE VASQUEZ (49)  CHARGE: RETALIATION- $3,500 BOND Criminal Trespass-$1,500 BOND	TINA THOMAS (40)    CHARGE: POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA - $300 BOND Delivery of Controlled Substance (Cocaine) -$2,500 BOND   Prostitution -$1,500 BOND Delivery of Marijuana under 1/4 ounce   -$1,500 BOND  Possession of Controlled Substance (Cocaine) Over 4 grams Under 200 grams-$20,000 BOND	ANDRES ORNELAS (19)  CHARGE: Possession of Controlled Substance (Cocaine)   Over 4 grams Under 200 grams-$10,000 BOND Delivery of Controlled Substance (Cocaine) - $3,500 BOND

(NOTE: INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW) 

   End of News Release

  The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4^th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.