Jamiel Chagra
American criminal (1944–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jamiel "Jimmy" Alexander Chagra (December 7, 1944 – July 25, 2008) was an American drug trafficker, carpet salesman and professional gambler.[1][2][3] He was implicated in the May 1979 assassination of United States District Judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.[4]
Jamiel Chagra | |
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Born | Jamiel Alexander Chagra December 7, 1944 |
Died | July 25, 2008(2008-07-25) (aged 63) Mesa, Arizona, US |
Criminal status | Released after serving 24 years |
Spouse(s) | Grace Chagra (divorced) Elizabeth Chagra (deceased) Vivian Chagra (divorced) Lynda (Chagra) Madrid |
Children | Jimmy, Justin, Jackie, Catherine, Csilla, Christa, Cindy |
Parent(s) | Abdou Joseph Chagra Josephine Ayoub |
Criminal charge | Drug trafficking |
Penalty | 30 years imprisonment |
Chagra was active as a trafficker of marijuana beginning in the 1960s,[5] and by the 1970s was a well-known drug trafficker operating out of Las Vegas and El Paso.[6] In fact, he is described as having been "no less than the biggest marijuana smuggler in the country" during that time.[7] According to George Knapp writing for Las Vegas CityLife, he was "the undisputed marijuana kingpin of the Western world. He imported more high-grade ganja than anyone, tons at a time, planeload after planeload."[8]