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We're going to do an operation today at the Laredo truck stop.
Basically, the suspect on the bike called Rodriguez today
and gave him a heads up that they're dealing at one
of our local truck stops.
So we're going to head down there tonight and see if we
can identify who's selling.
And, hopefully, if we can, they'll
take us to the sister load that we've been tracking.
We're going to have several undercover officers
at the location inside the truck stop
to see if they can purchase a street level
amount of cocaine, heroin, whatever type of drug
they're selling.
They'll use hand signals, some wearing caps, they'll
be taking off their caps.
And at that time, we'll will go in and arrest them.
Any questions?
You all know the area?
There's a lot criminal element out there.
Be careful, make sure you wear your bulletproof vest,
and always be alert.
You guys be careful out there.
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If one person gets hit, we'll just
throw the rest of his money to whoever so everybody gets by.
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Tonight, we borrowed five undercover officers.
And like I told them, I'll be inside the truck
stop in a tractor trailer watching
this whole thing go down.
Truck stops like this size here in Laredo, that's where we
usually find our larger load.
So we've got to be prepared for anything.
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OK, I got three of them walking in.
OK, looks like they're all going to be
walking into the truck stop.
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OK, they're all inside.
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OK.
They're still inside the restaurant, no change.
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I got two UCs out right now in the parking lot.
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They were approached by the security guards.
We'll see what happens right now.
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OK.
They're giving the security guard the phone.
We're doing an undercover operation at the truck stop
to purchase narcotics there, but then lo and behold,
our security guard that's supposed
to be taking care of the truck stop
is brokering all the deals.
This guy might be part of the bigger shipment
that we're looking for.
We're going to arrest the security guard.
If he's doing it, we can get him too.
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Security guard, he's shaking his head like it's a 10-4.
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So right now, we're just waiting for them
to come make the transaction.
Everything looks good.
They made contact.
The security guard brokered the deal.
So he should be in route.
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OK, there's the vehicle driving in.
There's a vehicle 23.
Standby.
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OK.
It looks like there's money exchanged.
It's a Ford four-door.
OK, the hat's off.
The transaction has been made.
It's going to be going southbound.
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[sirens] Go, go, go, go.
It's a chase. Here we go.
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Here we go.
[sirens]
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18-08, [inaudible]. No more units.
One detained. One detained.
No more units. Get up.
Come on.
Do you have anything on you?
No.
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Any weapons on you, man?
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You can smell the dope.
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The dealer we just busted had a small amount of dope
on him, plus the stuff that he sold to our undercovers.
He seems a little bit nervous right now,
so I think he's going to be pretty easy to flip.
I want to go up the chain with this guy,
see if he knows anything about the shipment we're expecting.
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OK, go ahead and come in.
He's right in front of us.
Go ahead and come in with the unit.
Tell him to light him up.
Light him up.
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Laredo Police Department.
You're being under arrest for narcotics.
And what about that sign, report suspicious activity?
Why didn't you report that people are [bleep]
buying and selling drugs here?
Huh?
Then why?
That sign that's right there.
I'm going to close this truck stop, OK?
No, you work. Don't tell me nothing.
You work.
Don't start any [bleep] that you don't know what's going on.
It was a good night.
The security guard was icing on the cake.
We nailed the dealer.
That's what our goal was, and we got him.
So now that we got these guys, we're
going to take them back to the station
and see if we can flip them.
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