“He’s involved as a major, major narcotics...
“He’s involved as a major, major narcotics trafficker, with an underline on the word major.”
--Assistant U.S. Atty. Jimmy Gurule, after successfully arguing that no bail be offered to Jose Contreras Subias, a reputed Mexican drug lord sought since escaping from a luxurious Tijuana jail suite and now charged in the murder of U.S. drug agent Enrique Camarena.
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