Denisse Ahumada Martínez, who is a councilor in Reynosa and was arrested at the Falfurrias checkpoint with just over 92 pounds of cocaine hidden in the vehicle she was driving, now faces two federal charges of conspiring with others to distribute controlled substances.
The councilor has gone through a judicial odyssey as soon as she was arrested on June 10. After it came to light that she had been arrested with a drug shipment in the vehicle she was driving, the legal process against her continued until last Thursday, June 15, Judge Juan F. Alanis dismissed the case since he found no cause. likely against you.
Thus, it was later indicated that Ahumada Martínez would face the case in Brooks County for possession of controlled substances. Even Ahumada Martínez’s lawyer explained to Telemundo 40 that this type of jurisdiction change was not uncommon in situations in which the councilor has faced.
According to the sealed indictment, the conspiracy charged against Ahumada Martínez could include people known and unknown to the grand jury in charge of his case.
The problems for Ahumada Martínez began on June 10 when he allegedly transported the drugs across the border. According to an initial legal document, Ahumada Martínez admitted that he drove the white Mazda SUV from Mexico to the United States through the Hidalgo port of entry and was on his way to San Antonio.
He also allegedly said that this was not the first time he had crossed the border with drugs.
“Approximately forty-two kilograms (92 pounds) of suspected cocaine were discovered in various locations in the vehicle, including the seats and door panels. A field test was conducted on a package (of the drug) that tested positive on the characteristics of cocaine,” the initial criminal indictment stipulated.
