
3 Chilean Men Arrested in Irvine for Alleged Role in International Crime Ring
Three men from Chile were arrested by Irvine police March 23 for their alleged involvement in an international organized crime ring responsible for residential burglaries, authorities said. On March 22, at about 6:50 p.m., officers conducting surveillance in the Turtle Rock and Shady Canyon neighborhoods in response to a series of residential burglaries noticed a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot, according to a statement from the Irvine Police Department. An officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle as it drove away and discovered three adult males inside. The driver was identified as Julio Cordova-Martinez, 55, and the passengers were identified as Ricardo Navarete-Loyola, 19, and Leopoldo Jara-Araya, 57, all Chilean nationals, police said...
