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California-Mexico Marijuana Tunnel Found, Over 10 Tons of Pot Seized
November 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Investigators on the multi-agency San Diego Tunnel Task Force continued sifting through evidence at a warehouse in Otay Mesa's industrial park continue reading »
Narco Singer Gunned Down With AK-47 in Mexico (VIDEO)
November 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A singer-songwriter who performed grupero music and "narcocorridos," ballads that recount the exploits and travails of drug kingpins, was gunned down over the weekend continue reading »
Nation’s Spys to Help in Fight Against Narco Cartels & Other Illegal Marijuana Growers in States
November 13, 2011 | by California Watch | Latino Daily News
Lawmakers soon may enlist the nation's spymaster to help fight Mexican drug traffickers and others who use federal land in California and elsewhere to grow marijuana. continue reading »
Brazilian Authorities Take Over Three Drug Infested Favelas with 1,500 Police
November 13, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The operation's success was due to cooperation between the state and federal governments, Rio de Janeiro Gov. Sergio Cabral said. continue reading »
UN: Bolivia is Numero Uno Cocaine Suppler to South American Market
November 13, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, in this Andean nation said in an interview published Sunday by the La Paz daily Pagina Siete that Bolivia was now the largest supplier continue reading »
Early Indications in Mexico Helicopter Crash Point to Weather Not Blast as Cause
November 13, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The helicopter crash that killed Government Secretary Jose Francisco Blake and seven other people earlier this weekend was not due to "some type of damage caused by an explosion or fire continue reading »
Four Traffickers, Speedboat and 1 1/2 Tons of Cocaine Seized off Nicaragua
November 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Naval forces of the Nicaraguan army seized 1 1/2 tons of cocaine and killed four drug traffickers, two of them Colombians, during an operation in the country's northern Caribbean region, military officials said Saturday. continue reading »
MX Considering Jail Time for Those who Glorify Drug Trafficking and Violence
November 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican lawmakers want to punish those who promote violence and drug trafficking in films, on the radio, on television and over the Internet, including composers of the "narcocorridos," or ballads, that praise drug traffickers, with prison time, Congressman Oscar Arce told Efe. continue reading »
128 Pounds of Marijuana Found on Boat Being Towed Near U.S.-Mexico Border
November 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
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 »
NARCO BLOG Brazilian Police Capture Rio de Janeiro’s Most Wanted Drug Kingpin
November 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Antonio Bonfim Lopes, reputed boss of the drug gang that controls the sprawling Rio slum of Rocinha, was arrested by Brazilian police in the wee hours of Thursday. continue reading »
The Banana Republic of Honduras by Hector Luis Alamo Jr.
November 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
Last week, historian Dana Frank wrote an article for The Nation in which she details a cocaine smuggling triangle involving a prominent Honduran billionaire, military and police backing from the Honduran government, and backdoor funding by the U.S. State Department. continue reading »
DEA Commandos Entering the Drug War Against the Narcos
November 8, 2011 | by New York Times | Latino Daily News
It appears U.S. officials have created a new team of commandos to infiltrate certain “drug countries” in the Western Hemisphere. Countries known to be home to those running the drug trade continue reading »
Mexico Police Find Crooks, Cocks, Prostitutes and More Inside Local Jail
November 8, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The 550 policemen who paid a surprise visit to an Acapulco penitentiary with the intention of transferring 60 inmates to a different jail, never expected what they found inside. continue reading »
Newspaper Office in Vera Cruz Mexico Set on Fire With 20 Employees Inside
November 6, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican authorities in the state of Veracruz are reporting that early this morning a local newspaper office was set ablaze with approximately 20 employees inside it. continue reading »
Mexican Army Seize Luxury Narco Ranch 100 Miles From the Border (VIDEO)
November 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Last year, the Zetas begun extorting locals in Vallecillo, causing them to flee, leaving behind their properties that the criminals used for training quarters while upgrading its luxury standards. continue reading »
Brazilian Police Car Crashes Into Smuggler’s Plane (VIDEO)
November 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian feds arrested a gang of five smugglers after crashing their police vehicle into the left wing of the criminal’s plane. continue reading »
Mexican Army Seizes Two Catapults, 1.2 Tons of Marijuana in Border Town
November 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
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 »
Mexican Sinaloa Drug Cartel Operating in Arizona Dismantled, 76 Arrested
October 31, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Federal, state and local authorities announced the results Monday of "Operation Pipeline Express," a 17-month multi-agency investigation responsible for dismantling a massive narcotics t continue reading »
‘Anonymous’ Hacker Kidnapped by Zeta’s, Group Threatens to Reveal Narco’s Corrupt Allies
October 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In a one-of-kind move that is full of bravado and boldness the hacker group ‘Anonymous’ is threatening the vicious Mexican narco cartel Los Zetas. Allegedly one of the international hacker’s from “Anonymous” was kidnapped by the Zetas in Veracruz. continue reading »
7,500 Rounds of Ammunition About to be Smuggled to Mexico Seized at Border
October 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office, a component of CBP’s Joint Field Command – Arizona, arrested a man for attempting to smuggle nearly 7,500 rounds of ammunition into Mexico yesterday. continue reading »
