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Police Shootout in Coahuila Leaves 4 Dead
February 26, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Mexico news, authorities are reporting police engaged gunmen after being fired on in Coahuila, Mexico. The gun battle left four of the gunmen dead, it is suspected they are escaped prisoners continue reading »
Latin America News: Peru National Police Fire 498 of Their Own
February 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In Latin America news, Peru's national police fired 498 police officers including police chiefs and senior officers, all in an effort to eliminate corruption and affiliations with narcos. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Six Pounds of Meth Found in Buckets of Chicken by Border Patrol
February 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
During a routine border stop two females were found to have six bags of meth inside two buckets of carry-out chicken. The meth was valued at $58,700. Both women were arrested. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Gunmen Kill 6 Members of Family in Mexico
February 21, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco | Latino Daily News
Gunmen killed six members of a family and wounded a seventh in Monterrey, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, state officials said. A group of gunmen traveling in two vehicles entered a store around noon Wednesday and opened fire on everyone inside, a Nuevo Leon Security Council spokesman said. continue reading »
Border Patrol Seizes 30 Pounds of Meth Valued at Nearly $1 Million
February 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station apprehended a suspected narcotics smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint and seized approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: $850,000 Worth of Pot Found Near Border in Military Duffel Bags
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Border Patrol agents throughout Del Rio sector seized more than 1,050 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $850,025. continue reading »
Drug Tunnel Discovered at Arizona-Mexico Border
February 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. federal government has dismantled 26 drug-smuggling tunnels in this town on the border with Mexico over the past three years, the most recent of which was discovered this week. Federal authorities on Wednesday found a cross-bord continue reading »
Border Patrol Dogs Alert Authorities to 232K of Drugs Woman has Hidden in Dash
February 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at the Nogales Port arrested a Mexican woman today for attempting to smuggle approximately $232,400 worth of black tar heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States. Reyna Gisela Ramirez-Hernandez, 34, of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, was referred for additional inspection of her Chevrolet van continue reading »
Colombian Drug Lord Arrested in Panama
February 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A man suspected of being the leader of Colombia's Oficina de Envigado gang was arrested over the weekend by the National Police in Panama, officials said. continue reading »
Border Patrol at Arizona Border Seize Cocaine, Meth Valued at $551K
February 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers at the Nogales Port arrested two Mexican nationals in separate incidents Tuesday for attempting to smuggle approximately $551,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States. continue reading »
GUATEMALA: 16 With Alleged Ties to Los Zetas Captured
February 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Guatemalan security forces on Thursday captured 16 people - all Guatemalans - allegedly linked to the Mexican drug trafficking organization Los Zetas, a government minister said. continue reading »
33-Foot Deep Narco Tunnel Found Near U.S. - Mexico Border, 17 Arrested
February 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Army troops found a clandestine tunnel under construction in Tijuana, a border city in the northwestern state of Baja California, and arrested 17 people, Mexican media reported. continue reading »
Narco Smugglers Nabbed with Over $2 Million in Pot and Bath Salts – All in One Day
February 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Border Patrol agents in two separate events seized illicit drugs valued at more than two million dollars on Monday, Feb. 4. continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Man Murdered in Guamuchil, Sinaloa ( Warning: Graphic Photo)
February 4, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco | El Blog del Narco
Alfonso Bernal Edson, 34-year-old, was found dead with a shot in the face, on a road that leads to the local pantheon. The discovery of the body occurred on a dirt road. The victim had two gunshots to the head and was not carrying any identification in his clothes. continue reading »
Some of the Missing Kombo Kolombia Musicians Found Dead in Well
January 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Twelve bodies, including those of at least four members of the Kombo Kolombia band reported missing last week, were found in a well at a ranch in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, officials said. continue reading »
Mexican Federal Police Rollout Suspect Rights Initiative
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican Federal Police is providing its more than 37,000 officers with cards listing suspects' rights as part of the new procedures that must be followed when an arrest is made, the Government Secretariat said. continue reading »
Secretary of State Nominee John Kerry Vows to Strengthen Ties with Mexico
January 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary of State nominee, Senator John Kerry, has vowed to strengthen ties with Mexico and assist in that country’s war on drugs. Kerry made his comments on Mexico during his confirmation hearings yesterday. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Pot Mixed in With Cucumber Shipment
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico cargo facility arrested a man after they discovered 2,791 pounds of marijuana co-mingled within a shipment of cucumbers. continue reading »
Nuestra Familia Gang Member “Wino” Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison in Drug Trafficking Prosecution
January 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Juan Gallegos, also known as “Wino,” 36, of Salinas, was sentenced today to 21 years and 10 months in prison by United States District Judge William B. Shubb, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. On April 9, 2012, Gallegos pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic methamphetamine, cocaine, and marijuana, and four other drug trafficking felonies. There was no plea agreement between Gallegos and the United States. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: Border Protection Seizes Over $500,000 in Coke and Meth
January 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican man was arrested Monday at the Port of San Luis for attempting to smuggle 45.6 pounds of cocaine into the U.S. continue reading »
