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$1.3M Found On Board Mexican Plane that Crashed in Ecuador
May 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The small Mexican-registered plane that crashed last weekend in Ecuador was carrying $1.3 million, police said. Santiago Alfonso Lopez Monzon, 22, and Cruz Alfredo Solis Lopez, 36, who had Mexican documents, died in Sunday's accident. continue reading »
Shootout Between Military and Armed Assailants in Northwestern Mexico Leaves 5 Dead
May 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Five people were killed in a clash with army soldiers and state police on a highway in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, officials said. continue reading »
80 Tons of Drug Precursors Confiscated by Guatemalan Police
May 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
At least 80 tons of drug precursors were seized in two separate operations in Guatemala and one person was arrested, the National Civilian Police, or PNC, said. continue reading »
Canadian Fugitive, Nicholas Michael Lucier, Apprehended in Mexico
May 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
One of Canada's most wanted fugitives was arrested in the western Mexican state of Nayarit, a spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office told Efe on Wednesday. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Pot Belly? Nope, It’s a Coke Belly - Woman in Brazil Hides Drugs in Fake Baby Bump
April 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
A 20-year-old woman is in serious trouble after federal police discovered she was attempting to smuggle several pounds of drugs into Brazil by way of a fake baby bump. Police say the young woman became visibly nervous continue reading »
Agents Find Another Drug Smuggling Tunnel at Arizona-Mexico Border, 550lbs of Marijuana Inside
March 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Another smuggling tunnel has been found long this U.S.-Mexico border, this time in Arizona. The Department of Homeland Security says federal agents discovered the tunnel Thu continue reading »
Xavier Font of Locomía Denies Drug Trafficking Charges
February 22, 2012 | by People en Espanol | Notitas de Noticias
The founder of the 80s group Locomía, accused of trafficking illegal substances, said before a judge that the substances found in his house were for personal consumption. continue reading »
UN Headquarters in New York Receives 35lbs of Cocaine from Mexico
January 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
More than 35 pounds of cocaine were found at United Nations headquarters in New York last week. The cocaine was delivered to the UN building in two large bags imprinted with b continue reading »
Newest Narco Tunnel Has Elevator, $65 Million in Pot and Electric Rail Cars
December 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Agencies with the San Diego Tunnel Task Force Wednesday announced the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of more than 32 tons of marijuana continue reading »
Spain Busts Gang Hiding Drugs in Babies’ Diapers
November 28, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Spanish police broke up a gang that used children and babies to smuggle cocaine into Europe by hiding the drug in the youngsters' diapers. continue reading »
16 Drug Mules Arrested at Arizona Mexico Border This Week
November 27, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Notitas de Noticias
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson Sector, a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Joint Field Command-Arizona, seized 1,087 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $543,500 and arrested 16 drug smugglers while patrolling in the West Desert Wednesday. continue reading »
Colombia arrests 14 drug suspects wanted by U.S.
November 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Colombian police announced Monday the capture of 14 suspected drug traffickers wanted for extradition to the United States continue reading »
Senior Citizens Arrested at Border for Smuggling ‘Date-Rape’ Drug into U.S.
November 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office, a component of CBP’s Joint Field Command – Arizona, stopped three Mexican women this week involved continue reading »
Costa Rican Judge Suspended After Giving Known Narcos House Arrest Sentences
November 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
A Costa Rican judge has been suspended for committing a “serious fault” in her decision to convert the sentencing of two Mexican drug traffickers to house arrest, allowing them to live in their condominiums, just a door between them and the general public. continue reading »
128 Pounds of Marijuana Found on Boat Being Towed Near U.S.-Mexico Border
November 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Sunday stopped a man and a woman towing a boat with about 128 pounds of marijuana hidden inside. continue reading »
Mexican Army Seizes Two Catapults, 1.2 Tons of Marijuana in Border Town
November 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Mexican soldiers raided an Agua Prieta home and found stolen vehicles, over a ton of marijuana, a portable catapult fixed to a truck, and another inside the house. continue reading »
Male Model and Surfer Arrested in Dominican Republic for Selling ‘Cigar-Sized’ Joints
November 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Dominican Republic authorities are reporting that Richard Michael Spelman, a California surf instructor and male model can be detained for a year without bail, while prosecutors prepare a drug trafficking case against him. continue reading »
