He took Chris under his wing after his mother passed, and the two liked to work on lawnmowers together. Teo was an excellent provider for his family, he liked sharing his family stories and traveling to visit relatives. Those who knew Teo would say he was a hardworking man who had a contagious smile, he was always lending a helping hand and he loved to talk! Teo took pride in his family, especially his grandchildren, he loved cooking his famous brisket for everyone and he was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved serving the Lord in many ways, such as teaching Catechism, sharing scripture with his family and his congregation, and ensuring his children fulfilled their sacraments. He was ordained as a Deacon on October 9, 1977, a Cursillista, and Knights of Columbus member. Teo was a faithful Catholic and was active at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He owned and operated Teo’s Auto Parts in Littlefield from 1975 until he retired in 2002. Teo proudly served his country in the United States Army, in the 5 th Infantry, the World’s first fully mechanized division. He was born Decemin Kennedy, Texas to Rosendo and Romanita (Elizondo) Garcia.
$2.4 million) for Garcia Simental's capture.ĬNN Justice Producer Terry Frieden in Washington contributed to this report.Deacon Doroteo “Teo” Garcia, 80, of Littlefield passed away Wednesday, Jin Lubbock. There was a reward of up to 30 million pesos (U.S. Tuesday's arrest was the result of more than five months of intelligence operations, Pequeno said. This splintering of the Tijuana cartel was a cause of much of the violence seen in the border city since 2008, he said. The Sinaloa cartel and the Michoacan, Mexico-based La Familia cartel supplied Garcia Simental's group with drugs, which he would smuggle into the United States, Pequeno said.
Once he split from the Arellano-Felix cartel, Garcia Simental continued to operate a drug trafficking organization in Tijuana with the help of rival cartels. Garcia Simental is accused of disposing of 300 body parts by dipping them in acid, Pequeno said. One of his jobs for the Arellano-Felix cartel was disposing of bodies, Pequeno said. Garcia Simental is accused of more than 300 murders, most of them since he split from the Tijuana-based Arellano-Felix organization in April 2008, Federal Police Section Chief Ramon Eduardo Pequeno said. "He is one the most notorious drug lords and was on a list of the Top 24 drug traffickers in all of Mexico" said another DEA official, who asked not to be identified because officials were still gathering preliminary information.Īuthorities presented Garcia Simental, together with another man captured in the raid, Diego Raymundo Gutierrez Gomez, to the media in Mexico City on Tuesday. Garcia Simental was a top lieutenant of the Tijuana cartel until he defected to the rival Sinaloa cartel after a power struggle. Drug Enforcement Administration, made the arrest in the city of La Paz, Mexico, the capital of the state of Baja California Sur, DEA spokesman Michael Sanders said. Mexican federal police, assisted by the U.S. The capture of the high-level drug trafficker comes on the heels of successful military operations against another cartel last month. Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) - Teodoro "El Teo" Garcia Simental, one of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, was arrested Tuesday, Mexican and U.S.
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