28 Arrested in Drug-Smuggling Ring that Brought Cocaine to US from Honduras

Nearly thirty people have been arrested for their parts in smuggling cocaine from Honduras to the United States.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reportedly arrested 28 people allegedly involved in the cocaine-smuggling ring, w…

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Customs announces alarming numbers for young traffickers
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Vessel Capt. Steve Williams, with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine, waves to another boat on Thursday near Port Isabel. The federal agency hosted a grand opening of its Brownsville Marine Unit. Paul Chouy / Brownsville Herald

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Former BP agent gets 8 years for drug smuggling
Yuma agent caught at border with agency truck filled with pot [caption id="attachment_45664" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Michael Angelo Atondo"][/caption]A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for ...

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