Cock Breeders Busted

CLEWISTON, FL. (March 6, 2006) -- An investigation into an illegal Game
Rooster Breeding Facility by the
Hendry County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division led to
the issuance of a search warrant for 775 North Trebol in Montura Estates
by Judge James D. Sloan. Sheriff Ronnie Lee reports that the warrant was
served at approximately 3 pm on Saturday March 4, 2006 by combined forces
of the Hendry County Sheriff's Office, Florida Agricultural Crimes Task
Force with members from Collier, Lee, Polk and Sarasota Counties
participating and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Officers and led
to the arrest of 15 people including one juvenile.

During the raid, officers discovered 160 live game fighting roosters, 3
dead game fighting roosters, 39 hens used for breeding, fighting spurs used
to
attach to the leg area on the birds for fighting purposes, syringes,
bottled narcotics, glue bindings and carrying cases for illegal care of
fighting game birds and an excess of 2 ounces of cocaine ( one ounce or
more of cocaine qualifies as trafficking). The following were charged
and arrested for; Promoting, Staging, Betting or Being in Attendance of
the Fighting of Game Roosters:

Ivan Diaz age 35 of 12714 NW 102 PL
Hialeah,Fl., Roberto Espinosa, age 52 of 101 Buena Vista Street,
Yonkers, N.Y., Wilfredo Espinosa age 35 of 2201 N. University Dr.
Pembroke Pines, Fl., Jose Randal Garcia age 34 of 9842 NW 128 Pl.
Hialeah Gardens, Fl., Juan Valentin Gonzalez age 42, Alexi Sanchez
Hernandez age 39 of 569 Box Ciper Montura, Fl., Jose Rafael Jose Machado
age 56 of 1414 W 43 Place Hialeah, Fl., German Montes age 37 of2642 NW
28th Street Miami, Fl., Lazaro Pena age 41 of 9919 W Okeechobee Rd. Lot
539 Hialeah, Fl., Alejandro Perez age 37 of 405 NW 59 St. Miami, Fl.,
Martin Perez age 54 of365 Mayoral Street Montura, Fl., Reynaldo Perez
age 63 of 155 North Trebol Street Montura, Fl., Ruben Rodriquez age 41
of 165 North Trebol Street Montura, Fl., Humberto Toledo age 33 ofHC 61
Box 787 Clewiston, Fl., Arnelio Zambrana age 48 of 570 Brida Street
Montura, Fl.

Additionally, Humberto Toledo was also charged with Possession of Cocaine
and placed under a $17,500.00 Bond, Reynaldo Perez was also charged with
Trafficking in Cocaine and placed under a $100,000.00 Bond. Bonds were set
at $7,500.00 each for the others that were arrested. Defendant Reynaldo
Perez stated that the rosters were being raised and trained for fighting
and were to be sent to Puerto Rico for fighting events