Santa Rosala de Camargo, originally called Santa Rosala, and now known as 'Ciudad Camargo' (Camargo City), is a city in the eastern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, located at the confluence of the Rio Parral and the Rio Conchos in the Allende Valley. Camargo-Corrales, who is also from Sinaloa, said that he thought the bag had contained shoes or clothing, but also indicated he knew there were drugs inside. / 27.68694N 105.17250W / 27.68694 -105.17250. Police said Camargo-Corrales agreed to be interviewed and claimed a friend in Sinaloa, Mexico – where the notorious Sinaloa Cartel is based – offered him $500 to deliver the duffel bag to Denver. Jesus Camargo-Corrales, 25, was arrested March 17 in Eagle after a traffic stop, when police found approximately 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of fentanyl pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag. In the trunk, a Chicago Cubs duffel bag that Camargo-Corrales said was his held baseball gloves and cleats, as well as several packages wrapped in white plastic marked “CO” and two packages wrapped in green plastic, according to the affidavit. Officers then found a white bag with cologne and $1,000 held by a rubber band. They said they were driving to Denver from Phoenix but gave different accounts of the trip.Ĭamargo-Corrales told police he was going to Denver to teach a kids baseball clinic and claimed there were no drugs because he said he followed the Chicago Cubs’ anti-doping policy.īut police said a K-9 named Zane alerted authorities to the car’s rear wheel well and the back seat and Camargo-Corrales gave permission to a police search of the vehicle. It’s unclear if Camargo-Corrales has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.Ĭamargo-Corrales was stopped on Interstate 70 in a silver BMW Wednesday morning near the ritzy ski area of Vail, Colorado after an Eagle County sheriff’s deputy saw the car speeding and drifting lanes, according to the arrest affidavit.Ĭamargo-Corrales was driving with two other passengers, who were also interviewed but police said were not aware of the drugs. The Eagle County jail confirmed he was still in custody as of Saturday. He was ordered held on $75,000 bond by judge Rachel Olguin-Fresquez. “We are investigating this matter and cannot provide additional comment until we have further details.” Jesus Camargo Corrales (credit: Eagle County Sheriff’s Office) According to a press release received Friday from the Eagle County. “We are aware of the arrest of one our minor league players,” said Julian Green, senior vice president of communication for the Cubs. Jesus Camargo Corrales, 25, was jailed on four felony charges. The Major League Baseball website says he was first signed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in 2014.