Talk:Gilberto Lerma Plata

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Little concerned about this sentence: 'In or around 2006, Lerma Plata was responsible for smuggling and/or attempting to smuggle 5 kg (11 lb) or more of cocaine and 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of more of marijuana from Mexico to the U.S' Source states that 'from in or around 2006 through on or about July 29, 2011, to engage in a conspiracy with members of The Company to import narcotics into the United States, or to his knowledge that such substances would be unlawfully imported into the United States as part of the conspiracy.' and 'or about 2006 to on or about July 29, 2011, the date of Defendant’s indictment, whose objective was to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana,' So, he was intending 'to distribute' the narcotics, but did he actually smuggle them, as said in the current sentence? I think it might need a bit of clarification. Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 12:24, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify how I understand the source: basically the U.S. government is alleging that Gilberto conspired to smuggle narcotics to the U.S. from Mexico between 2006 and 2011 (as gathered by his phone conversations, which explicitly mentioned the amounts he coordinated with other smugglers). The U.S. government didn't seize any drugs from Gilberto's direct network (at least no source I found mentions that), and didn't catch Gilberto with drugs while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. But they suspect that those drugs could have reasonably made it into the U.S., but they rather stick to what's easier to prove: that there was intent from his part to move that quantity.
 * I do think it's clearer if we stick to the clear facts: he simply conspired ("intended") to smuggle. I've made the appropriate change. MX ( ✉  •  ✎  ) 16:34, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Apart from that, looks all good and the copyedit is done. Willbb234Talk (please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 20:18, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * 'and should not be judged separately' better verb needed?
 * 'where they discussed cocaine and marijuana schemes' what kind of schemes? smuggling, transporting, growing, producing etc?