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10 arrested for cross-border drug trafficking

By Amy Isackson / Border Reporter,  KPBS Public Broadcasting
Published May 31, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Federal and local law enforcement officials arrested 10 people in San Diego County's South Bay region Thursday in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking ring. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has t

Federal and local law enforcement officials arrested 10 people in San Diego County's South Bay region Thursday in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking ring. KPBS Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.

The investigation began eight months ago with a tip about an individual who was trafficking cocaine from Mexico to Chula Vista. Authorities say that lead them to a few more people involved with the operation, and then to the full organization.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Frank Marwood says the group is associated with a larger Mexican drug cartel.

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Marwood: "At this point I can't tell you which cartel they've had, but I can tell you one or more of the members has been associated in prior events with the Arellano Felix Organization."

One member who resides in Chula Vista is also a former intelligence officer with the Mexican military.

Authorities say the group trafficked marijuana, cocaine and meth. Authorities say the ring also stole credit cards and luxury vehicles which they used in Mexico. Amy Isackson, KPBS News.

Amy Isackson
Amy Isackson was the border reporter at KPBS from 2004 to 2011. She covered breaking news and feature stories on California-Mexico border issues and immigration, for local and national broadcast. Amy got her start in public radio by pitching a series of stories about rural New Zealand - horse dentistry and sheep sheering - to Radio New Zealand's "Country Life" program. She then worked with Peabody Award-winning radio producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, to help create the Sonic Memorial, a series of stories on the World Trade Center before, during and after 9/11. Amy's work has been recognized with awards from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California and Nevada, the California Chicano News Media Association, and the San Diego Press Club. She won the Sol Price Prize for Responsible Journalism in 2009 from the Society of Professional Journalists for her story about high school students smuggling people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Prior to venturing into the wonderful world of public radio, Amy worked for Yahoo! Inc. for nearly five years as an editorial surfer, associate producer and broadcast communications manager. She majored in Latin American History at Williams College. She grew up in San Diego and made frequent trips south of the border.
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