Operation Vaqueros, 2010

• Mexican drug trafficking organization believed responsible for moving at least 40,000 pounds of marijuana through southern Arizona, primarily through Cochise County
• Organization used advanced counter-surveillance, ramp trucks to overcome vehicle barriers at the border, and hidden vehicle compartments
• “Operation Vaqueros," a 36 month collaborative investigation by state, local and federal law enforcement offices, yielded 39 state and federal indictments and 34 arrests
• Twelve people have been indicted on federal conspiracy charges.   In the course of the investigation, 26 people were indicted on federal charges, and 13 on state charges