North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 679 Drug Dealer War
Looking at the familiar packaging in front of him, Ruiz also guessed what these were, but instead of touching them directly, he turned to Jimmy and stretched out his hand: "Give me the gloves."

Jimmy took out disposable gloves from his pocket and gave them to Ruiz. He always carries these gloves with him. Whether he is working on a case or going out, they are easy to use and do not take up much space. They are very convenient.

Ruiz picked up a piece and looked through it in his hand, then looked at Seventeen: "Are you sure?"

Seventeen: "Well, the clue this time was given to me by an old acquaintance. Because I couldn't guarantee the accuracy of the clue, I didn't report it."

Ruiz: "How many total? Are these all?"

Seventeen: "Yes, but it's not all about this. The box next to it is more troublesome."

He reached out and opened a green box next to him. It had the same packaging, but there was a small cut on it with a knife. Ruiz picked it up and took a look, and his expression changed drastically: "It's all in this box? Are they crazy?" What do so many C4s want to do?"

Seventeen: "I don't know. Two kilograms is enough to make a big fuss."

Ruiz put the piece of C4 back, clapped his hands, and took off his gloves, "Who else knows about this? Does he know their destination?"

Seventeen shook his head: "The two brothers who did it were the two brothers from before. They are very reliable and there is no problem."

Ruiz reached out and pulled the sheet that had been covering it before covering it again, "Go up."

As he left the basement, Ruiz asked, "What's the total here?"

Seventeen: "Fifteen kilograms of drugs and two kilograms of C4. There is a problem with this transportation channel. Generally speaking, they will not mix transportation. The possibility of problems is high. Even if they want to transport different things, they will separate channels. of."

Ruiz: "The box looks pretty big. What's underneath?"

Seventeen: "They brought the food mixed in food packaging boxes. We found the boxes outside to put them in temporarily."

Coming to the living room, Ruiz looked at Jimmy: "Jimmy, what do you want to say?"

Jimmy stretched out the index finger of his right hand to face them both, "I only have one question, whose business is it this time?"

Ruiz: "It's still with us so far."

Jimmy: "So the Bureau won't be involved?"

Ruiz: "It's just a possibility."

Jimmy: "OK, go ahead."

Ruiz is putting Jimmy on fire. He has already come here and seen the things in the basement. Can Jimmy just leave now?It is bound to continue. As for what will happen next, it depends on God’s arrangement.

But Jimmy is not worried. It’s not like he has never done dirty things himself. Now he just sees others doing it, and it is Ruiz who he has a good relationship with. Let’s take a look first. As long as he doesn’t endanger himself, he can help. Helped.

Ruiz nodded and looked at Seventeen, "We should have a little time left. Let's talk about it. What's going on?"

Seventeen reached out and gestured to the sofa, and the three of them sat down. Seventeen said: "Three days ago, one of my former informants contacted me and wanted to sell me some information.

He had been in Houston, Texas, and didn't know I was back with the agency and thought I was working in the gang.

The reason why he contacted me was because he hoped that I could give him a share, so the information provided was quite clear. However, such a large quantity of goods sounded unreliable. I did not summon people from our bureau to take action. I asked my former friends to help investigate and track it.

Last night, the transport vehicle in the intelligence basically showed up at its destination on time, a van disguised as a postal vehicle.I checked the car in the system and confirmed that it had a fake license plate. After identifying the target, my friend intercepted them and both drivers were arrested. These are the gains this time.

However, I always feel that there is something wrong here. Someone wants to cause something for me. I suspect the informant, but I have no evidence for the time being. "

Ruiz: “Whose product is it and where does it come from?”

Seventeen: "Cripple Todd's goods were supposed to be in his hands today, but now he can't get them."

Ruiz: "Who shipped it?"

Seventeen: "We don't know yet. The two drivers only said that they were responsible for transportation. They didn't know anything else. They didn't say anything."

Ruiz: "Pry open their mouths and find out what's going on. What do they want to do with such a large amount of goods entering New York?"

Seventeen nodded: "The people are over there in another house, and my people are watching them. Shall we go there now?"

Ruiz: "Go ahead and don't reveal your identity. We'll wait for you here and we'll have the whole morning."

Seventeen: "OK."

Seventeen got up and walked to the bedroom next to him, taking off his clothes as he walked. Soon after he came out of the bedroom, he resumed his previous appearance as a gang member. He nodded to Ruiz and Jimmy and left the house.

Jimmy looked around and made sure that he and Ruiz were the only ones here, and then asked: "Is this the private business of Seventeen? Is he involved in drug trafficking?"

Ruiz shook his head: "He used to be involved in some ordinary gangster business such as smuggling luxury goods. After returning to the bureau, he stopped doing what he did before, but he will never touch drugs."

Jimmy nodded: "You know, the last thing I despise are these drug dealers."

Ruiz: "This seems to be an accident. No one expected that it would be such a large batch. No matter who it is, the loss this time is enough to hurt his heart."

Jimmy: "It's not much. The price of one kilogram is tens of thousands to 10,000+ yuan. This batch of goods is only a million yuan. It shouldn't be a big problem for them. But there is a problem with the channel. I guess it will be later." People will come to investigate. Have you decided what to do with this batch of goods?"

Ruiz glanced at Jimmy: "It may need to be transferred to the DEA, but let's do it for the time being. Let's figure out what's going on first." One million US dollars is not a small number. For gangsters, Losing millions at a time is enough to shake the foundation of some small gangs. People like Jimmy seem to be indifferent. If it were anyone else, who wouldn't be tempted?
The fact that Seventeen was able to contact Ruiz after the incident showed that he did not want to swallow this batch of goods alone. You must know that if he did not tell, no one except their people would know that he intercepted so many goods, even if they were sold at a discount, he would still have hundreds of dollars. Ten thousand US dollars. Such a large amount of money is definitely a huge unexpected income for an FBI agent whose salary is only 10 yuan a year. Shiqi can resist the temptation. Sure enough, even if he has been an undercover agent, he is still reliable. of.

In fact, Shi Qi had already returned before noon. Although he had washed his hands and changed clothes, he could still smell a faint smell of blood. He would not be gentle.

Seventeen: "It's done. They are delivering goods for the Sinaloa Group. This time they are in trouble. I was tricked."

Ruiz: "The Sinaloa you're talking about is the one on the west coast of Mexico?"

Seventeen: "Well, in the past two or three years, there have been continuous wars between drug trafficking groups in Mexico. Although Sinaloa has a large territory, their losses are not small, so they have increased their war with Colombia. Cooperation, which used to only transport goods to the U.S.-Mexico border into the United States, is now also laying out domestic transportation routes within the United States, transportation routes directly under their own control."

Ruiz: "So, you feel like you're being taken advantage of?"

Seventeen nodded: "Probably, we don't have that much of a friendship to allow him to directly send me millions of dollars in goods. There must be something going on here, but it's not clear yet. There must be a problem over there in Texas. , I might need to go there.”

Ruiz waved his hand: "Wait, let me think about it."

Ruiz thought for a while, "Who is competing with Sinaloa for territory now?"

Seventeen: "There are many. They are not peaceful internally, and there are fierce fights between several factions. Mexico has been in chaos in recent years."

Ruiz: "Could this be done by someone within them? Your identity should not have been exposed yet. They just want to crack down on some of them, not completely destroy this channel, so they use you in New York The local snakes will handle it."

Seventeen: "It's possible, but there's no way to tell."

Ruiz: "How did you do it before?"

Seventeen: "Take it and leave, disappear for a while, and then come back after the limelight has passed."

Ruiz looked at Jimmy: "What do you think?"

Jimmy stared at Ruiz, "Is there anything else I have to do here?"He was stunned for a moment and said: "Well, why are you asking me? I have never done such a thing."

Ruiz was speechless: "I'm talking about what you think. Seventeen may have been cheated."

Jimmy: "I'm not familiar with the underworld, but since Seventeen found out that he was cheated, it should be a normal reaction to go back and find a place."

Seventeen shook his head: "You still don't understand the gang's style of doing things. If someone gets such a large batch of goods, he will definitely run away. No matter where he hides, he will not come out until the limelight is over. Wholesale sales.

There are very few cases of direct revenge. Even if you want to take action, you have to contact the other party first, and the gangs will deal with each other's disputes.

The key is that my gang has completely disappeared, and now everyone is in prison..."

Jimmy: "Then do what you did before. Disappear first, and then find your informant to find out what's going on. By the way, do they have anyone in New York? The person who picked up the goods must have contact with them. .”

Seventeen nodded: "Cripple Todd, he operates in Brooklyn and the Bronx. He is a well-known middleman in the underground world. He introduces many people to the goods they need, but I have never heard of him. It has its own sales network.”

Jimmy: "That's easy. Find him. Someone must have obtained this batch of goods through him. There is always something to be gained by following his line."

Jimmy's plan was always so simple and straightforward, with no twists and turns. Seventeen looked at Ruiz, waiting for his arrangement.

Ruiz thought for a while and nodded: "Let's dig it out and deal with the two clues together. Do you need anyone?"

Seventeen: "It's a bit troublesome over there in Texas. I don't know many people there."

Ruiz: "Let's deal with things here in New York first. Destroy the things in the basement, and find out who owns the other two pieces of C4 and what they want to do. Cripple Todd will definitely know."

Seventeen: "I understand. So, if I need support, who should I call?"

Ruiz: "Look for David, he should have someone he can mobilize."

After saying that, Ruiz stood up and said, "Jimmy, let's go back."

Jimmy sat in Ruiz's car and started to return to Manhattan. He originally thought something was going to happen when he came out this time, and Ruiz had to protect him, but he didn't see a single hair. Seventeen had everything taken care of.

However, on the way back, Jimmy also thought about it. Those drugs were not a big problem, but why were there two large pieces of C4?First of all, this thing is a pipe product, and then it needs a special detonator to detonate it. If it is just ignited, it can even be used as fuel for cooking. The safety is still guaranteed, but no matter who it is, they must make big moves to get so many C4s. .

Jimmy: "Ruiz, do you want to talk to ATF about this? These C4s may not be their only channel. If they can get this stuff from other places, they will have to do a lot. .”

Ruiz: "Let's wait and see Shiqi's investigation first. I believe he can give us an answer."

Back in the office, Jimmy also began to investigate the information on the drug lords in Mexico. However, the information on the FBI's side was incomplete. The drug lords must have more complete information on the DEA.

But just looking at the current information, he had to lament that Mexico, a neighbor of the United States, is really in chaos right now. There are dozens of drug lord gangs, large and small, in Sinaloa, Tijuana, Juarez, Los Angeles. Serta and other major drug lords fought back and forth to seize territory, and there was even a battle that directly penetrated the U.S.-Mexico border.

The kind of small drug dealers that Jimmy crossed the border to kill are completely inferior compared to these big drug lords. These big drug lords are supported by killer groups composed of retired soldiers. In the past two years, especially on the US-Mexico border , hundreds of thousands of battles, large and small, occurred. For a time, the government forces had no choice but to give up the pursuit and stick to some important strategic locations.

Just looking at the current situation, it seems that what happened to Shi Qi is understandable. These drug lords definitely have no shortage of undercover agents and spies among themselves. It is normal for them to know some information about each other. They use gangs in the United States to help fight against their opponents and destroy them. The opponent's source of funds can also be regarded as one of the war situations.

It's just that this matter really has nothing to do with Jimmy. Ruiz dragged him into the water. I just hope that these subsequent incidents will not implicate Ruiz or Jimmy. We must continue to fight the drug lords in this environment. , it’s really a big trouble. Jimmy doesn’t want to go across the border anymore to do business. Now he has nothing to do with the CIA.

Things had to be dealt with bit by bit, and Seventeen couldn't figure out what was going on right away. There was still enough time for them to deal with it. Jimmy printed out the compiled information and sent it to Ruiz's office.

(End of this chapter)