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Customs Uncovers Stashed Marijuana Worth $1 Million at Arizona Border

May 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

More than one ton of marijuana hidden in a truck entering the United States from Mexico was seized at the port of entry in Nogales, Arizona, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, said. continue reading »

First Lady of Panama’s Security Detail Arrested on Narco Charges

May 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

A member of the security team for Panamanian first lady Marta Linares de Martinelli was arrested by the National Police during an anti-drug operation, officials said. continue reading »

Custom and Border Protection Seizes $2 Million Worth of Narcotics on Hidalgo International Bridge

May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge seized over $2,000,000 worth of alleged cocaine, heroin and arrested a woman from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico in connection with the incident. continue reading »

600 Pounds of Pot Found in Buddha, St. Jude and Other Religious Statutes

May 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Border Protection agents confiscated nearly 600 pounds of pot inside a shipment of religious figures at the El Paso border checkpoint. continue reading »

Blog del Narco:  Narco-Corrido Singer Found Shot in Texas Orchard

April 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Mission, Texas authorities are investigating the death of narco-corrido singer, Chuy Quintanilla whose body was found with two bullet wounds to the head in a local orchard. continue reading »

What Country Has the Most Pot-Smoking 11-to-15 Year Olds?  Spain Came in Third Place

April 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Guess what country has the most pot-smoking kids?? Before you say Mexico, Colombia or Bolivia where the majority of drugs are manufactured you are wrong. It is Canada. continue reading »

Dying for the Truth

April 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Book Reviews

Blog del Narco Publishes Their Story in “Dying for the Truth”

April 4, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco | Latino Daily News

On March 2, 2010 Blog del Narco decide to begin reporting what was really happening in their beloved Mexico. The drug war was raging in the country causing terrible instability. The authorities and traditional media wanted to believe that nothing was happening while things were in crisis. continue reading »

Connecticut Drug Bust Leads to 100 Arrests

April 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

In a massive drug enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), more than 100 individuals were arrested early Wednesday in five states and Puerto Rico on state and federal charges related to the large-scale trafficking of heroin and cocaine from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico into and around southeastern Connecticut. continue reading »

Blog del Narco:  Attacks on Local Guadalajara Bars Leaves 4 Dead and 17 Wounded

April 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Four people, including a U.S. citizen, were killed and 17 others wounded in attacks staged by gunmen on two bars in Guadalajara, the capital of the western Mexican state of Jalisco, state officials said Monday. continue reading »

Extreme Trafficking:  $4.3 Million Worth of Found on Tractor-Trailer at Border

March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

In narco news, 31-year-old Miguel Angel Escamilla was stopped at border check point where 223 bundles of marijuana with a street value of $4.3 million was found. continue reading »

LATINO BLOTTER:  Border Agent Arrested for Laundering Narco Money

March 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Phoenix FBI office announced the arrest of Customs and Border Protection Officer Lauro Tobias, 59, on March 14, 2013 on charges of money laundering. continue reading »

Mexico’s Zocalo Newspapers to Stop Reporting Crime News in Order to Assure Safety of Journalists

March 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

The Zocalo newspaper group, which publishes dailies in northern Mexico, said that commencing Monday it would stop reporting on organized crime because "there are no guarantees or security for the full exercise of journalism." continue reading »

Extreme Trafficking: Ultra Light Aircraft from MX Drops 230 Pounds of Pot into U.S.

March 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Yesterday, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station seized 230 pounds of marijuana that was dropped by an ultra-light aircraft. continue reading »

REPORT:  Mexico Making Progress in Its Battle Against Heroin and Synthetic Drug Cultivation

March 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Mexico, the country most affected by drug-related violence, is making significant progress in battling heroin and synthetic drugs, the International Narcotics Control Board, or INCB, said in its annual report. continue reading »

High Ranking Gulf Cartel Narco Convicted for Importing Several Tons of Cocaine

February 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Aurelio Cano Flores, a Mexican national and high ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, was found guilty yesterday to importing multi-tons of cocaine and marijuana into the U.S. continue reading »

Mexican Girl, 18, Arrested for Smuggling Heroin

February 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

A female Mexican national was arrested Wednesday for attempting to smuggle nearly a pound of heroin through the Dennis DeConcini Port. Customs and Border Protection officers selected Selena Andrea Perez-Cruz continue reading »

CBP Disrupts 2 Attempts to Move Cocaine

February 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

Trackers spot boats in Pacific, Caribbean waters - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and its interagency partners disrupted two separate maritime smuggling attempts, continue reading »

Mexican Government Identifies New Narco Cartels Working in Country

February 27, 2013 | by Justice in Mexico | Latino Daily News

Mexico’s National Security Cabinet revealed the emergence of new drug trafficking organizations that have formed after splintering from pre-existing cartels, groups that have taken root in the central and north of Mexico. continue reading »

Border Authorities Shut Down Underground Narco Tunnel Between U.S. and Mexico

February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News

U.S. and Mexican authorities have uncovered an incomplete underground tunnel between both countries and extending five-feet in the U.S. it is a suspected narco tunnel continue reading »