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Border Agents Shot at After Finding Drug Smugglers, 63 Bundles of Pot
October 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Border Patrol agents were reportedly shot at by at least one Mexican national on the Mexico side of the border late last week near Los Ebanos, Texas. continue reading »
Bolivian Police Kill 2 Men Guarding Cocaine Lab in Clash
September 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two men guarding a cocaine lab in the eastern Bolivian province of Santa Cruz died in a confrontation with police, official news agency ABI said. continue reading »
U.S. Coast Guard, Dominican Navy Seize 3,300 Pounds of Cocaine
September 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Dominican navy confiscated 1,498 kilos (3,300 pounds) of cocaine after smugglers tossed the haul overboard in Caribbean waters. continue reading »
Drug Smugglers Attempt to Bring $2M in Marijuana to U.S. by Hiding it in Peppers
July 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Rio Grande City port of entry seized over 2,500 pounds of alleged marijuana with an estimated street value of $2,070,000 continue reading »
Crossing into the U.S. from Mexico? You Could be Smuggling in Drugs Underneath Your Car
May 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Authorities say Mexican drug smugglers are using unsuspecting drivers to move the drugs for them. Using strong magnets taped to the drugs to be transported, drug smugglers attach the drugs to the unde continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Police Find $65,000 of Cocaine in Man’s Wheelchair Cushion
May 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 43-year-old male Mexican national was arrested Sunday for attempting to smuggle approximately 7.2 pounds of cocaine into the United States. The cocaine was stuffed in the seat cushion of his wheelchair. continue reading »
Miami Fugitive, Martin James Malone, Found In Ecuador After 22 Years on the Run
April 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
After 22 years on the run, fugitive Martin James Malone was recently found in Ecuador after police there arrested him for not having identification after he says his wallet was stolen by burglars who broke into his vehicle. continue reading »
Agents Arrest Drug Smugglers Near Temecula, Retrieve 51 lbs of Cocaine, 2 lbs of Heroin
March 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents working jointly with Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, Murrieta Police officers, and California Highway Patrol office continue reading »
Members of Drug Smuggling Organization Sentenced
January 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | State News
U.S. Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces that earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced Elias Estupinan Rengifo (48, Colombia, South America) to 135 continue reading »
Border Agent Sentenced to 2 Years for Abuse of Immigrant Who Claims he Received No Injuries
October 26, 2011 | by The Washington Times | Latino Daily News
A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to two years in prison for improperly handling a teenage drug smuggling suspect he had handcuffed. continue reading »
NARCO NEWS: 980-foot Long Drug Tunnel Found Under U.S.-Mexico Border
August 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican authorities are reporting that they have discovered a 980-foot long narco tunnel between Tijuana, Mexico and the U.S. The tunnel was found by the Mexican military on Friday inside a house in Tijuana. A Santa Muerte alter was also found inside the Tijuana house. continue reading »
Border Patrol Accused of Forcing Drug Traffickers to Eat Marijuana & Run Naked in Desert
August 5, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Yesterday two Border Patrol agents working the Arizona-Mexico border were indicted of violating the civil rights of four convicted drug smugglers in an incident that occurred back in November of 2008. continue reading »
JUST IN: U.S. Teen Edgar “El Ponchis” Jimenez Found Guilty of Four Beheadings in Mexico
July 26, 2011 | by Sign on San Diego | Latino Daily News
Mexican authorities have just announced the guilty verdict against 15-year old Edgar Jimenez Lugo, also known as El Ponchis. continue reading »
Foreclosures, Rentals Prime Real Estate for Drug, Human Sumgglers
May 12, 2011 | by Nogales International | Latino Daily News
Law enforcement officials say that as the number of foreclosure and rental properties rises in Santa Cruz County in Arizona, drug and human smugglers are finding it easier to obtain places to use for their illegal operations. continue reading »
Within 24 Hours Authorities Rescue 31 Cuban Aliens, Intercept Suspicious Vessel and Seize Cocaine
February 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
With support of a CBP helicopter, a U. S. Coast Guard Boat Station San Juan 45-foot response boat and the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus approached the suspect vessel as the passengers onboard the yola proceeded to throw their cargo overboard. continue reading »
ICE Seizes $48 million in Cocaine on Speed Boat from Panama
December 31, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) took custody of three suspected maritime drug smugglers in Miami on Wednesday continue reading »
Pathologists Believe Deputy Sheriff Shooting to Be a Hoax
September 28, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pathologists’ evidence leads them to believe the claim that a deputy sheriff in Arizona was shot by drug runners in the desert in July 2010 was an elaborate hoax. Penal County Deputy Louie Puroll, said a gang of men in possession of a large amount of marijuana were chased through the desert. continue reading »
