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| Republicans Spar Over Anti-Piracy Law The New American ... Firearms and Explosives and overseen by the DOJ which resulted in a number of illegal guns being permitted to “walk” and land in the hands of violent drug cartels. Guns permitted to walk under this operation turned up at various crime scenes. ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ATF critics mark anniversary of incident that brought down Fast & Furious Examiner.com When asked the other day by Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) who signed off on this operation, Attorney General Eric Holder's response was a tepid suggestion that there is likely no document bearing an official signature that approved this fiasco, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories Hawaii News Daily Both were members of the Camden Police Special Operations Unit, an elite crime-fighting team formed to crack down on drug dealing and violent crime in the city. Three other officers in the unit have already pleaded guilty to planting drugs on suspects ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Seven Arrested in Texas Drug Bust EIN News (press release) Federal charges usually come into play when a federal agency, such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, investigates a crime. If you've been charged with a Texas drug crime, you need experienced legal help. Talk to a Dallas criminal defense attorney ... See all stories on this topic » |
| US proposes staffing new Mexican border crossing in West Texas ... BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas - The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. www.startribune.com/nation/135407398.html |
| Texas-Mexico border safer than you think - Alpine Daily Planet By Shannon Murray, CBS7kosa.com PRESIDIO – Big changes are coming to the border when it comes to security and travel. Border Patrol officials are ... alpinedailyplanet.typepad.com/.../texas-mexico-border-safer-t... |
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| Mexico says captured cartel leader had arsenal | mexico, city, leader ... By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, Associated Press The Zetas organization was formed by a small group of elite soldiers based in Tamaulipas state, across the border from Texas, who deserted to work for the Gulf drug cartel in the 1990s. The Zetas split from their former allies in the Gulf cartel ... The Brownsville Herald - Headlines... |
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| Seven Arrested in Texas Drug Bust It is suspected that some members of the group were associates of the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana. Texas Drug Crime Penalties. Texas drug ... knowledgebase.findlaw.com/kb/2011/Dec/398546.html | ||
| Mexico says captured cartel leader had arsenal - Associated Press ... Fernandez is one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico and the U.S., and is ... across the border from Texas, who deserted to work for the Gulf drug cartel in ... hosted2.ap.org/.../id-bec27c5056f9425293e8ca1e3f3dbea6 |
| President Obama to Reduce Troops Along Mexican Border, Congressman Says Fox News NOGALES, AZ - JUNE 22: US Army National Guardsmen scan the US-Mexico border on June 22, 2011 in Nogales, Arizona. The Obama administration will reduce the number of troops along the Mexican border, a spokesman for a Texas congressman said on Dec. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| National Guard presence at border to be reduced The Associated Press The number of arrests of illegal border crossers along the southern border is also at a near 40-year low. The Border Patrol said agents made 327577 arrests at the Mexican border during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Recession, more agents reduce detentions on Mexican border Middle East North Africa Financial Network By states, 129118 undocumented migrants were detained in Arizona, 41 percent fewer than during Fiscal Year 2010, while in Texas 118911 were captured, in New Mexico 6910 and in California 72638. The number of detentions in Arizona, one of the most ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drug seizures increase as immigrant arrests fall TucsonSentinel.com In all, about 1.5 million pounds of narcotics were seized in Texas, 1.2 million pounds in Arizona, about 332130 pounds in California, and 55260 pounds in New Mexico, according to year-end statistics released Monday by US Customs and Border Protection. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Attorney general promises hard-line approach when evaluating voting changes Dallas Morning News (subscription) In a speech assailing both Texas' redistricting map and its new law requiring voters to provide identification at the poll, Holder said “overt and subtle remains of discrimination remain all too common” in these processes, signaling the federal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| CBP releases new information for 2011 fiscal year KSWT-TV The state of Arizona had more apprehensions for the 2011 fiscal year than Texas and New Mexico combined. The Grand Canyon state leads all border states in the southwest with almost 130000 apprehensions. CBP officers and agents seized almost five ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Perry blasts Obama over Guard drawdown at border TucsonSentinel.com There are currently about 1200 National Guard soldiers on the border, about 250 of whom are operating in Texas. Perry, who has long requested a total of 1000 National Guard troops for the Texas-Mexico border alone, in a statement called the proposal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gresham's Law at Work: Pennies and Nickels Are Disappearing The New American Across the border in Canada or Mexico. (OK, it was a long ride on horseback. Maybe there were banking trading ships just off San Francisco.) You then take your three ounces of gold to the bank and demand 45 ounces of silver. You repeat the procedure ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Perry blasts Obama over Guard drawdown at border By Julian Aguilar A decision by the White House to reduce the number of National Guard troops on the country's border with Mexico has provoked a fierce but expected reaction from Gov. Rick Perry, a longtime advocate for more boots on the ground in Texas. ... All Headlines | TucsonSentinel.com | ||
| US Proposes Unmanned Border Crossing with Mexico By The Associated Press BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) — The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence. This hardly seems a time the U.S. would be willing to allow ... The Charger Bulletin | ||
| Georgetown Security Law Brief: Obama administration to reduce the ... By Georgetown CNSL 12/14/11: The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the Obama administration is planning to reduce the number of National Guard troops deployed at the US border with Mexico, the spokesman for a Texas congressman said Tuesday. Georgetown Security Law Brief |
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| Unmanned Border Crossing Proposed Between Texas & Mexico As if it is not easy enough for Mexicans to illegal cross the border into the United States the federal government has proposed a new, unmanned border entry in ... www.libertyjuice.com/.../unmanned-border-crossing-proposed... | ||
| President urged to reconsider reducing National Guard troops along ... “There are multiple reports you intend to reduce the number of National Guard troops currently deployed along the Texas-Mexico border, which currently stands ... www.yourhoustonnews.com/.../article_6ce7fef2-e0c3-5570-b... | ||
| Border Patrol constructing unmanned Texas border crossing Alex ... The west Texas port of entry, the first unmanned border crossing with Mexico, sits along the Rio Grande across from the hardscrabble Mexican town of Boquillas ... www.infowars.com/border-patrol-constructing-unmanned-tex... | ||
| Mexico: Shootout Kills 11 Gunmen Near Texas Border - YouTube http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/12/mexico-shootout_n_1143669.html? icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl15%7Csec3_lnk3%7C119396. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0mMUIhqpxw&list...plcp |
| Authorities in Calif. crackdown on drug cartel San Jose Mercury News Authorities in the San Joaquin Valley have arrested 24 people and seized guns and methamphetamine as part of a crackdown against the Mexican drug cartel, La Familia Michoacana. At a news conference announcing the arrests and seizures on Monday, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexican city takes 'perp walks' to another level as dealers pose with weapons New York Post NEZAHUALCOYOTL, Mexico -- Mexico likes to put on a good show for the press after arresting an alleged drug cartel member. The already infamous press presentation process, normally featuring detainees lined up in front hulking amounts of narcotics or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ask a Mexican: Special Conquistador Edition Riverfront Times I don't know if readers are allowed "seconds" but here it goes: Much has been said about the terrible things happening to the United States and its citizens by the Mexican drug cartels. But what's the difference between the modern-day cartels and the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hezbollah And The US Government: Tangled Ties To Drug Cartels - OpEd Eurasia Review Meanwhile, when it comes to investigating ties to the Mexican drug cartels, the operations of the investigators themselves seem to warrant as much scrutiny as the subjects of their investigations. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Why I Protest: Javier Sicilia of Mexico TIME But the tragedy made Sicilia realize how all too anonymous most of the 50000 victims of Mexico's bloody drug war have been. Believing that President Felipe Calderón's five-year-long military campaign against Mexico's narco-cartels has simply ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 5 Former soldiers get prison time for drugs in Mexico Middle East North Africa Financial Network The Beltran Leyva cartel has been weakened by the killings and arrests of several of its leaders, as well as infighting. The Beltran Leyva cartel arose as a splinter group of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexico's oldest and most powerful drug trafficking ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Remains of 9 peasants killed by Zetas exhumed in Guatemala Fox News Los Zetas, which is led by Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, known as "El Lazca," is considered Mexico's most violent drug cartel. Lazcano deserted from the Mexican army in 1999 and formed Los Zetas with three other soldiers, all members of an elite special ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Canada and Mexico Aim for an Oscar Nomination Repeat New York Times (blog) All of the main events portrayed in “Miss Bala” — the kidnapping of a beauty queen, the murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Mexico, shootouts on the streets, cops and soldiers who are informers for cartels–have all occurred in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gulf Cartel lieutenant's associates enter plea agreement Monitor Sheriff Lupe Treviño labeled that incident the first case of direct spillover violence here from Mexico's drug war. Ildefonso Ortiz covers law enforcement and general assignments for The Monitor. He can be reached at iortiz@themonitor.com and (956) ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Person of the Year Introduction TIME Or that that spirit of dissent would spur Mexicans to rise up against the terror of drug cartels, Greeks to march against unaccountable leaders, Americans to occupy public spaces to protest income inequality, and Russians to marshal themselves against ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| National Guard Reduction At The US-Mexico Border KUT News The Perry campaign further criticized the news, in light of the Fast and Furious program that allowed guns to fall into the hands of Mexican drug cartels. US Attorney General Eric Holder will be in Austin today, but he will not address the program. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gulf Cartel members guilty for giving false statements Brownsville Herald The indictment also alleges Cardenas Vela, along with co-conspirators, collected millions of dollars in US currency, proceeds of the criminal organization's drug operation, and transported the money to Mexico. He also purchased weapons and bulletproof ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Starr County family fears teenage daughter may be in Mexico KGBT-TV The area between Camargo and the Mexican side of Falcon Lake is one of the most dangerous along the border. Known as “La Frontera Chica,” the area has seen some of the worst drug war violence as former allies the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas drug cartel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reputed Colombian drug lord extradited to US MiamiHerald.com AP MIAMI -- A reputed Colombian drug lord described as a former top lieutenant in the North Valley Cartel has been extradited to the US to face cocaine trafficking charges. Federal prosecutors in Miami say Ramon Quintero Sanclemente made his first US ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 16 Texas Mexican Mafia members arrested KVUE Like cartels in Mexico, the Texas Mexican Mafia followed a paramilitary structure. Members paid dues and swore a lifelong allegiance. They dealt directly with the Mexican cartels for drugs, and their reach extended well beyond Austin. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 2 Bodyguards killed in attack on Mexican official Fox News ... did not take office until late last month due to injuries he received in a September 2010 attack. Mexican federal authorities view municipal officials as particularly susceptible to being threatened or co-opted by the country's powerful drug cartels. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High Tide: From Hezbollah's Finance Connect To Siemens Fallout Wall Street Journal (blog) It follows an indictment unsealed Tuesday that charged Ayman Joumaa with trafficking drugs and laundering money through the Lebanese Canadian Bank for Colombian drug cartels and Los Zetas, the Mexican gang. Why would Mexican gangs need Hezbollah to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arizona congressmen want AG Eric Holder out Phoenix Business Journal The Fast and Furious investigation involved federal agents trying to track guns bought in the US, including Arizona, and then shipped back to Mexico for use by drug cartels and gangs. The problem arose when those guns were used in cartel hits and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| European powers, US erect Caribbean “maritime wall” against traffickers Dominican Today The criminal groups are migrating towards the so-called “Caribbean corridor” in the wake of Mexico's military attacks against its cartels and the war unleashed within rival groups for the region's territorial control. In Colombia meanwhile its cartels ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guest opinion: Americans must adjust to influx of Mexicans The News-Press A corrupt Mexican government pillages the people and — if they are not in cahoots — has lost control of the drug cartels. America's Homeland Security is a hopeless joke, and it should be obvious our current administration, along with the past four, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Feds Indict Suspected Link Between Mexican Drug Cartels And ... By BitterQueen A "Lebanese drug kingpin who allegedly has connections to the Zeta drug cartel and Hezbollah has been charged with drug dealing and money laundering" as reported by Jason Ryan for ABC News: "Ayman Joumaa, a.k.a 'Junior,' and his ... Friends of Ours | ||
| Prison Planet.com » Want to end Mexican drug gang violence ... By admin Mexico is a perfect example of the failed war on drugs. In 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon summoned a military crusade of 50000 troops to crack down on the nation's drug cartels, which are a main source of drug flow into the US, ... Prison Planet.com | ||
| UPDATED: Mexico Says Captured Cartel Leader Had Arsenal ... By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Tuesday that an alleged founder of the Zetas drug cartel had an arsenal of 169 weapons when he was captured Monday, and may have been linked to the abduction of nine Mexican marines. ... ABQJournal Online | ||
| Hezbollah and the U.S. government — tangled ties to drug cartels ... By Paul Woodward Meanwhile, when it comes to investigating ties to the Mexican drug cartels, the operations of the investigators themselves seem to warrant as much scrutiny as the subjects of their investigations. Earlier this month, the New York Times reported: ... War in Context | ||
| Mexico says captured cartel leader had arsenal - iZambia - People ... By Masimba Biriwasha MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Tuesday that an alleged founder of the Zetas drug cartel had an arsenal of 169 weapons when he was captur... iZambia - People, Information,... | ||
| Hezbollah's Drug Problem, and the FDA's Government Problem ... By Dashiell Bennett ... Lebanese banks that control its money shows that the political party/terrorist organization runs off a massive money laundering operation that is directly involved with Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, among other criminal enterprises. ... The Atlantic Wire | ||
| Hezbollah, Yet Another Western Hemisphere Link | The Poblete DC ... By Jason Poblete This fellow not only has ties to the Mexican drug cartels — that in some cases are entities that are bordering on earning a space on our Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list — but, Joumaa also has ties to Hezbollah. This Hezbollah nugget ... The Poblete DC Dispatches | ||
| Lebanese Drug Lord Charged in US: Links to Zetas and Hezbollah ... By Carmen Cox “According to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering activities facilitated numerous global drug trafficking organizations, including the criminal activities of the Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel,” DEA Administrator ... World News - ABC News Radio | ||
| Holder Threatened With Impeachment, Contempt in Fast and ... ... have called for Holder's resignation because of Fast and Furious, an operation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that promoted the sale of guns in an effort to track the weapons to Mexican drug cartels. ... Grendel Report | ||
| Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Special Conquistador Edition By Gustavo Arellano I don't know if readers are allowed "seconds" but here it goes: Much has been said about the terrible things happening to the United States and its citizens by the Mexican drug cartels. But what's the difference between the modern-day cartels ... The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed | ||
| UPDATE: County Threatens To Sue Marijuana Dispensaries - Lake ... By Toni McAllister John Ferguson · 5:16 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. No one is going to smoke any more or less marijauna if they close these places down, the neighborhood weed dealer will be back in bussiness selling Mexican drug cartel marijauna. ... Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch |
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| American Agents Launder Money for Mexican Drug Cartels American Agents Launder Money for Mexican Drug Cartels Undercover agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have been laundering large ... www.reportingproject.net/.../1273-american-agents-launder-m... | ||
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| WHDH-TV - World News - Mexican Drug Cartels A look at Mexico's drug war. ... Interactive with video explainer about lunar drug- cartels updated with photos and time-elapse views of the drug-cartels. [ more ] ... www1.whdh.com/news/interactive/drug-cartels | ||
| War on Mexican Drug Cartels needs Congress War on Mexican Drug Cartels needs Congress. WASHINGTON & SANTA FE, NM (By Congressman Adam Schiff) December 8, 2011 ― For more than 30 years, ... hispanic.cc/war_on_mexican_drug_cartels_needs_congress.htm | ||
| Want to end Mexican drug gang violence? Legalize drugs and the ... In 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon summoned a military crusade of 50000 troops to crack down on the nation's drug cartels, which are a main source ... www.naturalnews.com/034402_drug_cartels_prohibition_lega... | ||
| Borderland Beat - How Mexico's drug cartels profit from flow of guns ... How Mexico's drug cartels profit from flow of guns across the border. By Chris McGreal in Houston If anyone at Academy sports shop in Houston was suspicious ... borderland-beat.924382.n3.nabble.com/How-Mexico-s-drug-... | ||
| Australia: Mexican drug cartels profiting from high local cocaine ... Authorities are struggling to combat Mexican drug cartel operations in Australia, with the NSW Crime Commission revealing that importations can get back up ... flarenetwork.org/.../australia_mexican_drug_cartels_profiting... |
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| National Guard Presence At US-Mexico Border To Be Reduced Huffington Post By ALICIA A. CALDWELL 12/13/11 04:53 PM ET AP WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to reduce the number of National Guard troops deployed at the US border with Mexico, the spokesman for a Texas congressman said Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Apprehensions Of Migrants Down Along US-Mexico Border Fronteras: The Changing America Desk In fact, there's been a massive reduction in illegal immigrant arrests across the entire US-Mexico border in fiscal year 2011, which ended in September. CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin said Monday the success stems from a Border Patrol that has doubled in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DelaIsla: GOP candidates get it wrong on Mexican border issues ScrippsNews Obnoxious movements like the Minute Man group helped establish in the public's mind the idea that informal border crossings from Mexico facilitated terrorists' entry into the United States by hiking along the dangerous Southwestern deserts (don't ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UTEP President Diana Natalicio Decorated by Mexican Government Kansas City infoZine She was chosen by Mexican President Felipe Calderón for her efforts to maintain and encourage a bilingual and bicultural environment at the university, while embracing the virtues and challenges of the El Paso-Juarez border region. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| ICE Agents Knowingly Let Drugs Cross the Border TheFix.com By Jessica Moreland An anonymous Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, speaking exclusively with The Fix, paints a stark picture of the drug war along the US-Mexico Border. The cartels' traffickers are punching through our borders without ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Border towns split asunder Arizona Daily Star Part three of a five-part series exploring changes on the US-Mexico border. • The Wall then:The fence has been used as a volleyball net and has been removed so horses could race along the border. Page A12 • The Wall Now: Even planning ahead, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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