据联邦当局称，一个跨境被盗车辆管道据称向墨西哥贩毒集团供应汽车和卡车，以支持其犯罪活动，目前已有13人因涉嫌参与该计划面临指控。
A cross-border pipeline of stolen vehicles allegedly supplied Mexican cartels with cars and trucks to support their criminal operations, federal authorities say, with 13 people now facing charges in the scheme.
根据美国德克萨斯州西区联邦检察官办公室的说法，这些车辆是从私人车主和大型租车公司处被盗，随后被开过得克萨斯州埃尔帕索，并跨过边境进入墨西哥，据称在那里被用于支持贩毒集团的日常运作。
The vehicles were stolen from private owners and major rental car companies before being driven through El Paso, Texas, and across the border into Mexico, where they were allegedly used to support the cartels’ daily operations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
检方称，作为名为“南向打击行动”的调查的一部分，当局已追回29辆车辆，估值约114万美元。
Authorities have recovered 29 vehicles worth an estimated $1.14 million as part of the investigation, dubbed Operation Southbound Takedown, prosecutors said.
埃尔帕索国土安全调查局主管特工瑞安·G·麦克雷表示，被盗车辆揭示了一种超越汽车盗窃的犯罪活动模式。
Ryan G. McRae, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in El Paso, said the stolen vehicles reveal a pattern of criminal activity extending beyond auto theft.
麦克雷说：“这些不是孤立的财产犯罪。与‘南向打击行动’相关的被盗车辆显示出一种令人担忧的模式，并被用于支持危险犯罪组织的日常运作。”检方发布的照片显示，在墨西哥追回了一辆受损的白色SUV，以及一辆装甲黑色SUV和一辆装甲皮卡。
"These are not isolated property crimes," McRae said. "The stolen vehicles related to Operation Southbound Takedown demonstrate an alarming pattern and are used to support the day-to-day operations of dangerous criminal organizations." Photos released by prosecutors showed a damaged white SUV recovered in Mexico, as well as an armored black SUV and an armored pickup truck.
美国联邦检察官办公室称，联邦特工和检察官在春季开始调查，此前他们发现了一种模式，即被盗车辆被运送给据称与墨西哥犯罪组织有关联的个人。
Federal agents and prosecutors began investigating in the spring after identifying a pattern of stolen vehicles being transported to individuals allegedly connected to criminal organizations in Mexico, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
美国联邦检察官贾斯汀·R·西蒙斯警告那些考虑将被盗车辆运入墨西哥的人，贩毒集团正在利用想要“快速赚一笔”的人来推进其犯罪活动。他说，这些活动包括“人口走私、敲诈勒索、贩毒，甚至谋杀”。
U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons warned people considering transporting stolen vehicles into Mexico that cartels are exploiting individuals looking to make a "quick buck" to further their criminal operations. Those operations, he said, include "human smuggling, extortion, drug trafficking, and even murder."
“你们现在已被警告，”西蒙斯说。“如果你为这些卡特尔提供支持——其中许多已被认定为外国恐怖组织——将盗来的车辆运出我国、运入墨西哥，我们就会找到你，并将依法追究到底。”检方表示，在被起诉的13人中，11人是美国公民，2人是墨西哥公民。其中一名墨西哥公民持有合法永久居民卡，另一人持有边境通行卡。
"You are now on notice," Simmons said. "If you provide support to these cartels, many of which have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations, by transporting stolen vehicles out of this country and into Mexico, we will find you, and we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law." Of the 13 people charged, 11 are U.S. citizens and two are Mexican citizens, prosecutors said. One of the Mexican citizens has a lawful permanent resident card, while the other has a border crossing card.
两名美国人金伯利·阿吉拉尔和马蒂·赫拉尔多二世目前由州方羁押。检方称，其余11人于7月22日至10月19日期间被联邦起诉并逮捕。
Two of the Americans, Kimberly Aguilar and Marty Gerardo Jr., are in state custody. The other 11 people were federally indicted and arrested between July 22 and Oct. 19, according to prosecutors.
13人均被控跨州运输赃物，若罪名成立，最高可判处10年联邦监禁。这些指控目前仅为指控，在被证明有罪之前，每个人均被推定无罪。
All 13 are charged with interstate transportation of stolen property and face up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted. The charges are allegations, and each person is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
此次调查由国土安全调查局、联邦调查局以及其他联邦、州和地方机构通过国土安全特别工作组共同参与。
The investigation involved Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and other federal, state and local agencies working through the Homeland Security Task Force.
麦克雷说，当局与私营部门合作伙伴合作，打击了这一涉嫌盗车和运输网络，这是横跨美国和墨西哥的一项调查的一部分。“这项工作仍在进行中；我们不会就此止步，”他说。
McRae said authorities worked with private-sector partners to disrupt the alleged vehicle theft and transportation network as part of an investigation spanning the United States and Mexico. "This work is ongoing; we’re not stopping here," he said.
联邦调查局埃尔帕索分局代理主管特工库尔特·W·马尔科夫斯基也向协助卡特尔的人发出了警告。“对那些协助卡特尔的人，正义会找到你们！”他说。
FBI El Paso acting Special Agent in Charge Coult W. Markovsky also had a warning for people helping cartels. "To individuals assisting the cartels, Justice will find you!" he said.