http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0610operationtriplestrike.html "That's what we would anticipate seeing is an increase in the use of drop houses" as smugglers are cut off from using the airport to transport undocumented immigrants, DeRouchey said
http://aztrib.com/index.php?sty=12522 Valley, the men in the Caravan may have been trying to abduct the group of immigrants
to extort money from their families, said Thomas DeRouchey, special agent
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=border_news&story_id=112903a1_coyotes "The community needs to be cognizant that here (in Arizona) we have this type of violence associated with immigrant smuggling and these people need to be dealt with judiciously," DeRouchey said. "They need to be identified, prosecuted and if they are guilty, convicted and put in prison."
http://www.ice.gov/graphics/news/newsrel/articles/humansmuggling110403.htm "This tragic incident underscores how ruthless and violent organized smuggling has become," said Thomas DeRouchey, Special Agent-in-Charge of ICE investigations in Phoenix. "The smugglers’ only motive is money. They don’t care about the human cost."
http://www.ag.state.az.us/press_releases/sept/2003/090203.html Yuma drug bust leads to forfeiture
The smuggling organization, with Yuma County, AZ and Fresno, CA locations, was operated by the Gonzalez brothers: Alberto Gutierrez, Ismael, Gabriel, Pablo and Jaime. Also involved were Ricardo Carranza, Linda Francisca Gonzalez, and Martha Sestiaga Gonzalez. The cocaine and marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0722b2profile22derouchey.html A smuggling battle zone