Dupnik: Guerena raid stemmed from 20-month probe
Judge expected to rule this week on release of Guerena case files.
The man killed in a SWAT team raid last month had been under investigation by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for 20 months as part of a major drug and homicide investigation, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Tuesday during an editorial meeting with the Star.
But details of the investigation into Jose Guerena’s activities won’t be released because an informant for the Sheriff’s Department could be in danger, Dupnik said.
“There’s a chance that our informant is going to get killed,” he said.
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Two weeks after the shooting, officers were alerted to a storage room at Ajo Kinney Super Storage, 5175 W. Ajo Highway, rented to Jose Guerena’s mother, Bertha, Dupnik said.
Inside the locker, officers found a large number of financial documents and ledgers that “make it clear to us that this is drug money and money owed to a number of individuals,” Pima County sheriff’s Bureau Chief Rick Kastigar said via telephone during Dupnik’s visit to the Star.
Officers also found high-end military gear and advanced weather protective clothing inside the storage locker, Kastigar said.
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Read the whole thing. The part about the judge’s expected ruling on releasing the warrants is at the end.