TIJUANA: Two brothers whose photos appear on a U.S. Border Patrol poster displayed at the San Ysidro and Tecate ports of entry have been released from prison on the orders of a Mexican federal judge.
José Eugenio Quintero Ruiz, 49, and José Evodio Quintero Ruiz, 43, are among 12 men whose photographs appear on the poster.
Jerry Conlin, spokesman for the San Diego sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, said the 12 may have information related to several investigations. The poster went on display July 28 at the two crossings. No names are included on the poster.
The brothers were presented to reporters in Tijuana on July 25, two days after U.S. Border Patrol Agent Robert Rosas was killed near the border fence in San Diego County.
They were arrested by Mexican Federal Police south of the border in the general area where the shooting occurred. Police said they had four firearms and were among a group of 21 people trying to cross illegally into the United States.
The Federal Attorney General's Office sought to have them tried on smuggling and firearms charges, but the judge ordered that the smuggling charges be dropped because the prosecutors presented insufficient evidence, a court spokeswoman said yesterday.
The two still face less serious firearms charges, the spokeswoman said. They were released after posting $
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