Thread: Alleged leader of Canadian gang pleads not guilty in Seattle

Alleged leader of Canadian gang pleads not guilty in Seattle

Associated Press - June 5, 2008 8:15 PM ET

SEATTLE (AP) - The alleged leader of a British Columbia gang implicated in a major drug-smuggling operation has pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges.

Clayton Roueche (ROOSH') was arrested last month after he was denied entry to Mexico and authorities put on a plane to Dallas. He appeared Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, where he was indicted last fall and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana and to launder money.

Canadian authorities say Roeuche is the leader of a vicious gang that's called the United Nations because of its ethnic diversity. The U.S. attorney's office in Seattle says the charges against him arose from an investigation called Operation Frozen Timber, which uncovered the smuggling of tons of marijuana into the U.S. by private planes and helicopters.

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A "Canadian Gang"? You've got to be kidding me!

Clayton Roueche (ROOSH') was arrested last month after he was denied entry to Mexico and authorities put on a plane to Dallas.

I would like to know how he crossed into the U.S. from Canada and denied entry into Mexico (by Mexican authorities?).