Border Patrol foils marijuana cargo

EL PASO, Texas – Persistence paid off for U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Paso Sector when agents working the southwest quadrant of New Mexico and west Texas uncovered marijuana valued at $566,736 on Dec. 30, 2012 and Jan. 1, 2013.

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Mexico finds smuggling tunnel near US border

PHOENIX (AP) – U.S. officials say Mexican authorities have found a sophisticated smuggling tunnel equipped with electricity and ventilation not far from the Nogales port of entry into Arizona.Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada in Nogales, Ariz., s…

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Cartel-Related Murder Trials to Begin in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A February trial date has been set for two people accused of involvement in a 2009 drug cartel-related murder in El Paso. The El Paso Times ... Mexican Marines Apprehend 20 Suspects Carrying 4,000 Rounds of Ammunition
Marines detained 20 suspected criminals in three separate operations in Saltillo, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, and seized rifles, ammunition clips and ammunition, the Navy Secretariat ... Mexico’s Knights Templar Seeking Less Violence, Offer to Lay Down Arms
A drug-trafficking organization active in the western state of Michoacan offered to lay down its guns if Mexico’s new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, takes effective action to curb violent crime ... Report says More Illegal Immigrants are Dying
McALLEN - A recently released report on deaths and saves of illegal immigrants has sparked an ask for action from the Guatemalan consulate in McAllen. "Authorities, the community and the coyotes ... Residents North of Donna Say Crime is on the Rise
HIDALGO COUNTY - Residents of a neighborhood north of Donna say crime is on the rise. The statements come in the wake of a kidnapping in that area. "It's scary, because ... CBP: Huge pot bust was fifth-largest in Nogales given that 1990
[caption id="attachment_68900" align="alignright" width="300"] Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Bor[/caption] Officers at the Mariposa Harbor of Entry seized nearly 5,700 pounds of marijuana from a tractor-trailer on Wednesday in a bust ... California – Mexico Border Patrol Seize $4 Million in Drugs and Cash this Past Weekend
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers along the California/Mexico border over the weekend seized more than $4 million in narcotics and unreported currency. CBP officers at the six land ports intercepted ... Narcos New Pot Catapulting Cannons and JP Morgan Money Washers for Los Zetas
(Reuters) - Mexican smugglers used a new pneumatic-powered cannon to propel cans packed with 85 pounds (38kg) of marijuana into the air and over a fence at the Mexican border ...
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