Jessie Gallegos, 47, of Phoenix, and Jose Villarreal-Gazaviz, 31, of Nayarit, Mexico, are refusing to cooperate with investigators, Chavez said.
Monday 8 November 2010
Jessie Gallegos, 47, of Phoenix, and Jose Villarreal-Gazaviz, 31, of Nayarit, Mexico, are refusing to cooperate with investigators, Chavez said.
The suspects were being held Sunday at the Henderson jail on federal charges of distributing heroin and conspiracy.
A dog from metro police's narcotics K-9 unit "alerted" on the bags, police said. Metro detectives have enlisted the help of the Drug Enforcement Agency.
It wasn't immediately clear if Gallegos or Villarreal-Gazaviz had a lawyer. The Henderson Detention Facility's website refers queries about the defendants to the U.S. marshal's office, which didn't return a phone from the AP on Sunday.
Henderson's jail has a contract to house federal defendants, Cassell said.
