A major bust targeting street gangs associated with the Mexican Mafia shed some light on the slaying of a 28-year-old mother last month. In court documents behind the bust, federal agents linked the victim sales of methamphetamine and heroin on behalf of an OC gang.
Jaime Rocha
Agents investigating members of a violent gang in Orange County with ties to the Mexican Mafia uncovered a connection between a mother found dead on Labor Day under a bridge and the suspect in her death.
The information is included in a 30-page indictment in the Operation Smokin’ Aces criminal gang sweep executed Tuesday in Orange County. The details provide insight into the death of 28-year-old Nancy Hammour, found face-down Sept. 2 under the Newport Bay Bridge in a waterway that connects to the Balboa Marina.
A coroner’s investigation determined Hammour, a mother of two children, died from a gunshot wound. One child was born just months before the slaying.
Jaime Rocha, 40, of Santa Ana, was arrested Sept. 9 and booked on suspicion of murder.
At the time, authorities did not have information regarding a possible connection between the victim and suspect. But the indictment involving more than 100 individuals — identified by federal investigators as members and associates of the Mexican Mafia — indicates Hammour distributed drugs for the gang operation.
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