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1,452 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $16.5 Million Seized Off Waters of Puerto Rico
October 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Federal law enforcement authorities arrested two smugglers, seized a go-fast vessel and a 22-bale of cocaine shipment, totaling 660 kilos (1,452 pounds) in waters south of Puerto Rico Tuesday morning. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Nearly 3 Pounds of Meth Found inside Woman’s Girdle at Border Crossing
October 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso, Texas port of entry seized almost three pounds of methamphetamine Thursday night. The drugs were hidden on the body of a 47-year-old New Mexico woman. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: $170,000 Worth of Pot and Meth Found in Transmission at Border Stop
September 26, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Customs and Border Protection officers at Dennis DeConcini Port arrested a male Mexican national living in Tucson for attempting to smuggle more than five pounds of cocaine and eight pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. continue reading »
Pot Smugglers Hide 754 lbs in Truck’s Gas Tank, Fenders, Door, Tailgate, Dash, Back Seat, etc…
September 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Fabens, Texas port of entry seized 754 pounds of marijuana Saturday. continue reading »
Marijuana Minivan Mom and Her 4 Children Nabbed at Border with 75-lbs of Pot
September 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte international crossing at the El Paso port of entry seized 74 pounds of marijuana over the weekend. continue reading »
Blackhawk Helicopter Intercepts Mexican Nationals Off Catalina Island with One Ton of Marijuana
August 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped a marijuana smuggling attempt early Tuesday morning off the coast of Catalina Island, seizing more than one ton of marijuana and catching seven people aboard a sailboat and a panga. continue reading »
733 Pounds of Pot Found in John Deere Tractors Coming into U.S. from Mexico
August 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico port of entry seized 733 pounds of marijuana last week. The drugs were concealed in five John Deere tractors which were being transported from Mexico to the U.S. continue reading »
Fifteen-Year Old Arrested at Dulles Airport When Drug Stash Found Inside Cheerios Box
August 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 15-year-old U.S. citizen thought he could hide almost 4 grams of marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia inside a breakfast cereal box packed in his luggage and sneak it past Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Illegal Money Found in Man’s Prosthetic Limb as He Tries to Cross Border
August 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently seized more than $10,000 in undeclared currency bound for Mexico. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 57-Year-Old Dies After Choking on Bag of Cocaine Hidden in His Rectum
August 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Hermilo Salcedo, 57, of Las Cruces, New Mexico has died after being hospitalized for choking on a bag of cocaine he attempted to swallow to keep away from law enforcement. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Dulles Airport Officials Find 4 lbs of Cocaine Hidden in Kid’s Drink Boxes
August 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized almost 4 pounds of cocaine hidden inside chocolate drink boxes and a spice bottle in two Guatemalan men’s luggage shortly after 10pm this past weekend. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 2 Tons of Pot Found Inside Mexican Cemetery
July 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Army troops found 2.2 tons of marijuana in a cemetery in Los Villa Nueva, a community in northeastern Mexico, the Defense Secretariat said. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 66-Year-Old Man Caught Smuggling 295-lbs of Pot in from Mexico
July 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Columbus port of entry seized 295 pounds of marijuana Tuesday. The drugs were concealed in a vehicle being driven by a 66-year-old Deming man. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 857 Pounds of Pot on Mexico-to-U.S. Passenger Bus
July 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized 857 pounds of marijuana Friday. The drugs were concealed in a passenger bus which entered the U.S. from Mexico at the Bridge of the Americas international crossing. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Heroin Found in Shipment of Flowers from Colombia
July 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Last week U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Miami International Airport seized .25 Kg of Heroin found in a cargo of flowers. The seizure took place during a routine examination of cargo coming from Bogota, Colombia. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 700 Pounds of Cocaine Found inside Fake Rocks in Chile
July 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Customs agents discovered 350 kilograms of cocaine hidden in fake rocks packed into a container coming from Bolivia that was scheduled to be shipped to Spain from the port of Arica, in northern Chine, officials said. continue reading »
70 Pounds of Liquid Cocaine Seized at U.S.-Mexico Border
June 22, 2012 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry this week discovered 71 pounds of liquid cocaine, with a street value of $710,000. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: 120 Pounds of Meth Seized at Border
June 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized over $1,500,000 worth of methamphetamine and arrested a Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico man last week. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Sniffer Dog Finds Drugs Hidden in Rectum
May 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Malone the drug-sniffing dog that works the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso abilities are now legendary. continue reading »
Eleven Detained in Rhode Island for Trafficking Heroin for Mexican Narcos
May 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Eleven individuals were arrested on Thursday and Friday and ordered detained on drug and firearms charges resulting from an eight-month federal law enforcement investigation into the trafficking of heroin into Rhode Island by an alleged Dominican organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels. continue reading »
