Thread: Illegal alien gunman in 1998 massacre turned over to Mexico

Suspected gunman in 1998 massacre turned over to Mexicans

By Susan Shroder
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM

2:47 p.m. August 24, 2008

SAN DIEGO – A suspected gunman in what was described as “one of the most heinous mass killings in recent timesâ€

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Jesus Ruben Moncada, 33, a Mexican national, is wanted in a 1998 drug-related massacre near Ensenada in which 19 men, women and children were taken from their homes and shot to death execution-style.

Oh now that sounds like someone we need here.....good, honest, hard working, strong family values........

Originally Posted by crazybird

Jesus Ruben Moncada, 33, a Mexican national, is wanted in a 1998 drug-related massacre near Ensenada in which 19 men, women and children were taken from their homes and shot to death execution-style.

Oh now that sounds like someone we need here.....good, honest, hard working, strong family values........

JUST DOING THE JOB AMERICANS REFUSE TO DO.

I.C.E. News Release

August 24, 2008

Key suspect in decade-old Ensenada massacre captured and returned to Mexico

LOS ANGELES - Under extraordinarily tight security, a Mexican national wanted in his native country for his prominent role in a decade-old, drug-related massacre near Ensenada was turned over to Mexican authorities at the border in San Ysidro, Calif., Friday night, following his capture by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service here late Thursday.

Jesus Ruben Moncada, 33, was taken into custody on administrative immigration violations at his Los Angeles residence by members of ICE's Joint Criminal Alien Removal Task Force (JCART) and officers on the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. The officers confronted Moncada outside his home at 945 Woods Avenue as he was taking out the trash. He offered no resistance.

Moncada told officers he entered the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in December l998. Following his arrest, Moncada waived his right to an immigration hearing and agreed to return voluntarily to Mexico. ICE coordinated his repatriation closely with Mexican law enforcement officials.

"This is a major breakthrough for Mexican law enforcement," said Fernando Castillo, press secretary for the Mexican Attorney General's Office. "We have been actively seeking this fugitive since the brutal slayings 10 years ago. His capture this week is a direct result of the ongoing cooperative efforts involving our office and law enforcement agencies in the United States. Our borders will not be barriers to bringing violent criminals to justice."

Moncada is wanted in the Mexican state of Baja, Calif., for first degree murder, kidnapping and attempted murder - specifically, the execution-style slaying of 19 people, including five children, at a ranch outside Ensenada on September 17, 1998. The killings purportedly stemmed from a drug trafficking turf battle. Armed gunmen, including Moncada, allegedly went to the ranch seeking a reputed drug dealer. After arriving at a cluster of homes on the outskirts of Ensenada, the suspects awakened the families inside, led them outdoors, and shot them execution-style.

"This man is suspected of being involved in one of the most heinous mass killings in recent times," said Brian M. DeMore, Los Angeles field office director for ICE detention and removal operations. "Our goal is not only to see justice served, but to protect law abiding citizens on both sides of the border from this type of senseless violence."

"This is another example of the outstanding cooperation between the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, ICE and Mexican law enforcement," said Thomas Hession, chief inspector of the U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force based in Los Angeles. "Apprehending Moncada will provide some relief to the families of his victims."

Since January 2006, officers with ICE's detention and removal operations division in Los Angeles, working closely with the U.S. Marshals Service, have captured 75 foreign nationals wanted in their native countries for serious crimes, including rape and murder.

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Suspect in 1998 Baja massacre is arrested in East Los Angeles

Isn't Baja the place Jesse Ventura lives now and said how wonderful a place it was? It might look wonderful but it's also the place where people are being attacked in campers, shot at in campers, raped then had all the valuables taken? I thought there was even a warning about going there?

Found this:
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-califor ... arning.htm

Jesus Ruben Moncada, 33, a Mexican national, is wanted in a 1998 drug-related massacre near Ensenada in which 19 men, women and children were taken from their homes and shot to death execution-style.

Nice little illegal!

Moncada agreed to return voluntarily to Mexico, not knowing immigration officials knew he was a suspect in the 1998 slayings, authorities said. He was met across by the border by a force of several hundred.

Good try illegal!

When he was arrested, Moncada told immigration officers that he had entered the United States via the San Ysidro Port of Entry in December 1998. The massacre occurred on Sept. 17, 1998.

Illegal Liar

[quote][b]“This is a major breakthrough for Mexican law enforcement,â€

This is exactly the type of cold blooded killers that are able to cross our borders on a regular basis because we refuse to close our borders!

It's unconscionable that any politician, elected to represent the American people, would allow this to continue for even one more minute!!

Unbelievable!!

I wonder how long Mexico will hold him in prison before they "accidently" release him.