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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The Texas Tribune: Mexico’s New Approach to Curbing Drug Violence

Under policies announced by Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico’s new president, the focus will be on street gangs and criminals employed by cartels rather than eliminating drug trafficking bosses.

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Teenager Held on Deadly Smuggling Incident
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