Dupnik: Raid stemmed from 20-month probeBy Fernanda Echavarri Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 12:00 am
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Guerena was hit 22 times and died at the scene, according to a preliminary report by the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office.
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.
Three other homes were searched May 5 as part of the investigation: one home owned by Jose Guerena's mother, Bertha, and two homes owned by Jose Celaya, a listed suspect in the drug and homicide investigation.
Jose Guerena's older brother, Alejandro Guerena, is also listed as a suspect, documents show.
Officers recovered at least one stolen vehicle, marijuana, drug ledgers, about $100,000 in cash and numerous weapons from the two homes owned by Celaya, documents released Thursday show.
But since the deadly raid, no arrests have been made...(
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