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Former Rio Grande City police detective sentenced to 14 years in prison

9 August 2019


Rio Grande, Texas, detective & former Starr County deputy Ramon 'Ramey' De la Cruz Jr.

A former Rio Grande City police detective who protected drug traffickers, sold law enforcement radios to smugglers and helped the Gulf Cartel hide murder weapons will spend 14 years in prison. U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey sentenced former police Det. Ramon “Ramey” De la Cruz Jr., 39, of Rio Grande City on Wednesday during a hearing in Victoria. “This should have never happened,” De la Cruz said. “I knew better.” After striking a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. “You committed this crime while wearing ...



 
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