US Army Sgt and Former Lt Arrested In Mexican Drug Cartel Sting

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3 arrested, 1 killed resisting arrest...

(AP) EL PASO, Texas - An Army sergeant and an ex-soldier believed they were negotiating with members of a Mexican drug cartel when they agreed to kill members of a rival gang and recover stolen cocaine in exchange for $50,000 and drugs, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.

Sgt. Samuel Walker, 28, and former Lt. Kevin Corley, 29, were arrested in Texas after being caught by undercover federal agents agreeing to the murder-for-hire plot, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in the complaint. Corley also is accused of selling military-grade weapons to the agents, whom the men believed were members of the Zetas, and offering to train cartel members.

Walker is stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado, and Kevin Corley was stationed at the post before he was discharged from the Army two weeks ago. A third suspect, Corley's cousin Jerome Corley, was fatally shot during the arrests Saturday in Laredo.

Investigators said the three men, along with Shavar Davis, were meeting Saturday with undercover agents posing as members of the Zetas to discuss details of the murder-for-hire scheme. After agreeing on payment, federal agents moved in. Kevin Corley, Walker and Davis were arrested, while Jerome Corley was shot several times. He died at a local hospital.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57404935/army-sgt-arrested-in-cartel-hitman-scheme/

No word on the race classification(s) of the perps, yet...

...so opening salvos now accepted.

 

[koalabear]

3 arrested, 1 killed resisting arrest...



No word on the race classification(s) of the perps, yet...

...so opening salvos now accepted.

Colorado, I bet pete is involved.

 

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[Johnny_Ray_Wilson]

Are the AR-15 assault rifles from the same group of the ones in Operation Wide Receiver and Operation Fast and Furious?

 

[bra_man69]

I well take what is white for 50 Alex.

 

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