A councilwoman from the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, now faces federal charges in Texas after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested her for allegedly transporting 42 kilograms of cocaine.
The incident took place over the weekend at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, approximately 80 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border. Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents observed 33-year-old Denisse Ahumada Martinez driving a Mazda SUV with Mexican license plates as she approached the checkpoint, court documents revealed.
During an interview with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents following her arrest, Martinez said she had previously transported drugs, court documents revealed. Martinez is currently serving as a city councilwoman in the Mexican border city of Reynosa. She received her position in Reynosa as a member of the Green Party . Since then, she became a member of the National Action Party and she is a close political ally and friend of Mayor Carlos Victor “Makito” Pena Ortiz who is from the Morena Party.has reported, several Mexican border city politicians and their families have been linked by U.S. authorities to drug cartels and their illicit activities.
In November, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ismael Garcia Almanza, the manager of the Matamoros city water system, after federal authorities found a small amount of cocaine in his vehicle. After posting bail, Garcia Almanza claimed that the case was a political vendetta.
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