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Date: 05-25-2021

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United States of America v. Jose Isaac Martinez

Case Number: 1:19-cr-00671

Judge: Rolando Olvera

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Cameron County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Description: Brownsville, Texas drug possession and transportation criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jose Isaac Marinez, with attempting to smuggle Drugs.

On July 7, 2019, Luigui Ortiz-Rosales attempted entry into the United States from Mexico driving a Mercury Villager minivan at the Brownsville Veterans International Bridge. During inspection, authorities removed four rectangular packages of suspected narcotics from the natural void of the rear quarter panels.

The packages field tested positive for cocaine and weighed approximately 4.70 kilograms with an estimated street value of $94,000.

The investigation ultimately led law enforcement to Martinez. They had observed an F-150 pickup truck circling the parking lot of a shopping center location in Brownsville. Martinez was the driver. He stopped the vehicle, exited and approached the location where law enforcement had already arrested Ortiz-Rosales. The investigation revealed Martinez was to pick up the narcotics and deliver them to a grocery store parking lot in Brownsville.

Ortiz-Rosales, 38, of Mexico, ultimately pleaded guilty and was later sentenced to 30 months in federal prison to be followed by two years of supervised release.

Martinez has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

HSI and Customs and Border Protection conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Coronado prosecuted the case.

Possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams, that is, approx. 4.70 kilograms (10.36 pounds) of cocaine; 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B) and 18 USC 2

Outcome: Defendant was ordered to serve an-84 month sentence to be immediately followed by four years of supervised release.

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