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6. In the course of the investigation into [betrokkene 2] and the Cifuentes DTO , law enforcement authorities identified [betrokkene 1] as a member of the DTO based in Canada. According to a cooperating witness (“CW-1”), who has proven credible to law enforcement, and has provided information corroborated by other evidence, [betrokkene 1] was responsible for the Cifuentes DTO ’s drug sales in Canada, and worked with [de opgeëiste persoon] to arrange the transfer of narcotics from Mexico to Canada, through the United States.
7. According to another cooperating witness (“CW-2”), who has also proven credible and has supplied evidence to law enforcement that has been corroborated by others, [betrokkene 1] sent [de opgeëiste persoon] to meet with [betrokkene 2] in Mexico in late 2012, or early 2013. At the meeting, [de opgeëiste persoon] and [betrokkene 2] agreed that [de opgeëiste persoon] would assist with the transfer of three loads of cocaine from the United States to Canada. Corporate records confirm that [de opgeëiste persoon] established a trucking company, [A] Ltd., in or about 2010, which was likely designed to facilitate drug trafficking and was used to transfer cocaine across the United States/Canada border.
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9. On or about May 29, 2013, CW-1 met with [de opgeëiste persoon] and [betrokkene 1] under instructions from [betrokkene 2] and CW-2. […]. During the May 29 meeting, which was lawfully recorded, [de opgeëiste persoon] informed CW-1 that he had met with [betrokkene 2] and CW-2 in Mazatlán, Mexico, approximately two months earlier; travel records confirm that [de opgeëiste persoon] traveled to Canada from Mazatlán, Mexico on March 12, 2013. [de opgeëiste persoon] asked [betrokkene 1] how much [betrokkene 1] was going to pay him ( [de opgeëiste persoon] ), and [betrokkene 1] responded, “Fifty-seven. ...” [betrokkene 1] later advised [de opgeëiste persoon] that the DTO was waiting for another load of narcotics, and also confirmed that he owed [de opgeëiste persoon] an additional $20,000; [de opgeëiste persoon] noted that he charged $155,000 for two loads of drugs. […]. [de opgeëiste persoon] and [betrokkene 1] further discussed the shipment of narcotics from the United States to Canada. [de opgeëiste persoon] mentioned a “truck to Buffalo,” which appears to be a reference to trucks [de opgeëiste persoon] would send from Los Angeles to Canada, via cities near the border, including Buffalo, New York. The two also discussed transfer of drugs elsewhere in the United States. U.S. law enforcement authorities believe that [betrokkene 1] and [de opgeëiste persoon] had a pre-existing drug trafficking relationship, and that the proposed shipment they were discussing during this conversation represented a continuation of their cooperative efforts in moving drugs tough the United States. CW-1 and CW-2 both confirmed to law enforcement authorities that [de opgeëiste persoon] had been involved in transporting prior shipments of cocaine across the United States/Canada border.
10. At the end of this meeting, [betrokkene 1] retrieved a black bag from his vehicle and handed the bag to [de opgeëiste persoon] , which law enforcement authorities believe contained the $57,000 payment, as suggested by their conversation. According to CW-1, [de opgeëiste persoon] had been responsible for shipping narcotics from Los Angeles to Canada on behalf of [betrokkene 2] and CW-2 for several months by the time of this meeting. [de opgeëiste persoon] was also responsible for transporting narcotics within Canada during this time period.”