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| Texas border town becomes a hotspot for ammunition smugglers KVUE Even so, crime scenes in Mexico are riddled with bullet holes and cartel hit men pump multiple rounds into their targets. According to Chief Castaneda most of the ammunition smuggled across the border from Eagel Pass was bought in other Texas cities. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| RFID Readers Installed at US-Mexican Bridges to Help Ease Traffic Congestion RFID Journal Approximately 4.7 million trucks cross the US border from Mexico each year, at about a dozen POEs. On average, 25000 trucks cross the BOTA to El Paso every month. Bottlenecks at this and other border crossings can lead to truck queues extending a mile ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Texas couple plead guilty to smuggling, selling jaguar skins Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) Garcia and Plancarte were arrested in August as they crossed the border into Brownsville from Mexico, the Valley Morning Star reported. The couple, from La Feria, face up to five years in prison when sentenced. Jaguars are still hunted for their fur ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Perry, Paul Show Stark Differences in GOP Debate Texas Tribune The two agreed again on the need to secure the US-Mexican border. Paul said the federal government has ignored that border by spending too much time worrying about the one between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Perry said it was critical to secure the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Couple Arrested for Trying to Bribe Border Patrol Agent KTSM News Channel 9 According to the affidavit, Debbie Ayala, 25, of San Elizario, Texas, and David Rogelio Leyva, 27, of Socorro, Texas tried to pay a Border Patrol agent nearly $800 to smuggle Ayala's cousin from Mexico. Ayala offered the agent an additional $1000 to ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Authorities find another tunnel under US-Mexico border Fox News Nogales – Federal agents found a tunnel running under the US-Mexico border in Nogales, the second discovered in a week, and seized more than 181 kilos (400 pounds) of marijuana, the Border Patrol said. The tunnel was discovered Monday at an apartment ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexicans cross US border to sell their plasma msnbc.com For Duran a single mother of four, her other “job” is not in Ciudad Juarez, but over the US-Mexican border in El Paso, Texas. After a three-hour journey by foot and bus, she arrives at the Talecris Plasma Center in El Paso, Texas where she and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Three men killed "execution style" near Arizona-Mexico border Reuters Two were identified as Mexican nationals, aged 21 and 42, while the third man has not yet been identified. "We suspect, because of the activity that is generated up there by illegal aliens and drug traffickers, that they were very possibly hauling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Perry finds his debate comfort zone with a get-tough stance on border issues Houston Chronicle (blog) Rick Perry vowed to completely secure the US-Mexican border within 12 months of being inaugurated president during a GOP presidential debate Tuesday that showcased the emergence of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as the go-to alternative to former ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Border Patrol activity report Lynden Tribune 5 — Agents responding to a request for assistance from the Lynden Police Department encountered three Mexican citizens. All three were determined to be present illegally in the United States and were processed for removal. US Customs and Border ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Indian 'Shadow Wolves' stalk smugglers on Arizona reservation Bellingham Herald He is on a dirt trail that runs along the Mexican border. Anyone moving north had to cross this path. With the window down, he studies the ground. The truck bears low, horizontal scratch marks from days on end of Carlos driving through thorny brush. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Zetas Drug Cartel Allegedly Conducts 'Mexico-Style Attack' near Houston Fox News Out of nowhere three sport-utility vehicles carrying alleged Zetas drug cartel gunmen cut off the 18-wheeler truck and opened fire on the cab, killing the driver. As the gunmen opened fire on the truck, law enforcement officials descended on the scene ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico Investigates Drug Election Financing Link Fox News Federal prosecutors in Mexico plan to open an investigation into a recorded telephone conversation in which a suspected drug cartel boss allegedly threatens people in a western Mexican town to vote in favor of one candidate. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexican Troops Seize $15 Million Drug Cartel Money RTT News (RTTNews) - Mexican army announced Tuesday that its troops have seized $15.3 million in cash believed to belong to the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel led by Joaquin Guzman Loera. The army in a statement said the cash was seized from a vehicle parked in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexico film tackles stark reality of drug war Al Jazeera Inspired by a true story, the film is about a beauty contestant who was forced to work for a ruthless drug cartel boss. Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Mexico City. Miss Bala has also been noted as one of the few films in Mexico to depict ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On Screen In Mexico, Beauty Queen Meets Drug Lord NPR Stephanie Sigman as Laura, a beauty queen drawn into a Mexican drug gang, in the film Miss Bala. Throughout Latin America, stories about drug lords have permeated popular culture. A television series called The Cartel of the Snitches is hugely popular ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US-Latin America relations defined by drug war Monsters and Critics.com And gun control remains taboo for the US government, although the US is the principal supplier of weapons to Mexican drug cartels. Calderon called on the US Congress in May 2010 to renew the ban on assault weapons, but Obama has yet to risk raising the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Glimpse into Mexico's Endangered Journalists Politic365 Since Mexico's war on organized crime began in 2006, drug cartels have targeted journalists who report on drug-related crimes. Javier Arturo Valdez Cardenas, a reporter from Sinaloa, one of Mexico's most violent states, has been presented with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Another drug tunnel found along Arizona-Mexico border Tucson Citizen “The efforts of drug law enforcement in Arizona, plus the buildup of the Border Patrol, is causing the drug cartels to seek new methods to get the drugs over the border in Arizona,” Kempshall said. The marijuana trade in Arizona is controlled by the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 4 Die in shootout between gunmen and army in northern Mexico Middle East North Africa Financial Network A total of 15270 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico last year, and more than 40000 people have died since President Felipe Calderon declared war on the country's cartels shortly after taking office in December 2006. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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