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TRACKING DEVICE USED FOR EMS BUST
DIR By: Road2HardCoreIron
Date: January 22, 2019, 8:12 pm
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TRACKING DEVICE USE FOR EMS BUST
Controlled Delivery with Tracking Device Used to Bust Florida
Man Importing Chinese Steroid Powder
Controlled Delivery with Tracking Device Used to Bust Florida
Man Importing Chinese Steroid Powder
A Florida man was arrested shortly after he took possession of a
package containing raw anabolic steroid powders was delivered to
his Naples residence. Unbeknownst to him, the package had been
intercepted by customs en route and investigators had affixed a
tracking device to the package in preparation for a controlled
delivery.
Diosvany Zurita was ultimately arrested and charged with
possessing a controlled substance (anabolic steroids) and
possessing narcotics paraphernalia. The controlled delivery
triggered the execution of a search warrant in which local and
federal agents seized additional evidence including needles and
syringes, glass vials and money ledgers.
Zurita's steroid package first came to the attention of law
enforcement when a package originating in China was flagged and
inspected by agents with the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS-ICE) upon its
arrival in California. The intercepted package contained two
plastic bags of a white powder that was analyzed and identified
as anabolic steroids.
DHS-ICE notified its colleagues in Fort Myers who obtained a
tracking warrant for the parcel. Law enforcement officers
arranged a controlled delivery of the parcel to the listed
delivery address. But prior to conducting the delivery, agents
affixed a tracking device to allow law enforcement officers to
monitor the movement and location of the parcel.
Controlled delivery tracking devices are usually comprised of a
Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking unit and an electronic
transmitter which are installed inside the parcel while in the
custody of law enforcement. The tracking devices are generally
powered by an internal battery.
Once the GPS tracking unit is activated, it collects and records
data regarding the parcel location at programmed intervals. The
data is generally transmitted via an internet connection to a
designated server for storage and access by law enforcement
investigators.
Most importantly, the tracking units contain electronic
transmitters that alert law enforcement officers when the
package is on the move and/or has been opened by its recipient.
In the case of Zurita, local and federal agents had the
suspect's house under surveillance during the delivery of the
steroid powders parcel. Zurita was observed taking receipt of
the package after it was delivered by what was most likely an
undercover agent posing as a shipping courier or postal
employee.
A few minutes after Zurita took the package into his home, the
Collier County Sheriff's Office special operations team rushed
in and raided his place. The search warrant was executed as
officers looked for any evidence that would assist in the
criminal investigation of Zurita.
Source:
Naples Daily News. (February 6, 2015). Naples man charged in
steroid case. Retrieved from
HTML http://www.naplesnews.com/news/crime...-case_91110864
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