(24 Dec 2008) HEADLINE: Mexican beauty queen arrested in gun-filled truck
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CAPTION: A Mexican beauty queen was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck filled guns and ammunition. (Dec. 24)
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THE HISPANOAMERICAN BEAUTY PAGEANT QUEEN -- LAURA ZUNIGA (ZOO-NEE'-GUH) -- STARED AT THE GROUND DURING HER embarrassing PRESS LINE-UP. THE MEXICAN BEAUTY QUEEN WAS ARRESTED ALONG WITH SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS IN A TRUCK FILLED WITH GUNS, MONEY AND AMMUNITION.
THE 23-YEAR-OLD MODEL AND SEVEN MEN WERE ARRESTED AT A MILITARY CHECK POINT JUST OUTSIDE GUADALAJARA. SOLDIERS FOUND ASSAULT RIFLES, HANDGUNS, NINE MAGAZINES, 633 CARTRIDGES AND 53-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
POLICE SAY ONE OF THE MEN IS THE BROTHER OF AN ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKER. THAT SAME MAN ALSO APPEARED TO BE ZUNIGA'S BOYFRIEND. OFFICIALS HAVEN'T SAID IF THEY'RE INVESTIGATING ZUNIGA AND THE MEN FOR DRUG TIES. THE BEAUTY QUEEN TOLD POLICE THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH THE MEN TO GO SHOPPING IN BOLIVIA AND COLOMBIA.
ZUNIGA HAS MULTIPLE TITLES INCLUDING MISS SINALOA 2008 (SEE-NAH-LOH'-UH). SHE WAS EXPECTED TO REPRESENT MEXICO IN THE 2009 MISS INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. PAGEANT OFFICIALS FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS SAY THEY'LL WAIT FOR POLICE TO FINISH THEIR INVESTIGATION BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS ABOUT ZUNIGA'S TITLES.
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