
Authorized reliable blames Mexican cartel in Nevada drug, cockfight case
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A defense lawyer says two Elko County men accused of trafficking capsules and conducting illegal cockfights feared for their lives and were easiest taking orders from greater-americain a Mexican cartel that used to be working the operation in rural northeast Nevada.The trial in Elko County District Court is anticipated to wrap up subsequent week for Hector Hugo Ramirez-De La Torre and Jorge Landeros Ruiz, who were arrested in a drug raid in March 2019, the Elko Each day Free Press reported on Thursday.The 2 men pleaded not guilty to about two dozen criminal counts related to drug trafficking and unlawful killing of cattle — pitting chickens and roosters in opposition to every other with the intent to battle.Law officers confiscated eight firearms, more than eight pounds...