Tags
Tag Results for "Narco News"
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Nearly 100 lb of Illegal Mexican Bologna Smuggled Inside Truck Tires
October 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the El Paso port of entry seized eight rolls of Mexican bologna this morning. The prohibited product was hidden in the spare tire of a truck that entered the port from Mexico. The contraband meat weighed a total of 76 pounds. continue reading »
15-Year Mexican Teen Detained as Narco Leader and Killer of 2 Female Associates
October 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico once again has a teen-narco killer on its hands, known by the nickname of “El Gallito” or “The Little Rooster”, who is alleged to have run a drug gang and have murdered two female underlings of his. continue reading »
Colombia Cocaine Lab Destroyed in Raid
October 15, 2011 | by VOA | Latino Daily News
Colombia police say a large illegal drug processing laboratory has been destroyed during a raid that netted six tons of cocaine valued at $180 million. Police say they also seized tons of other material in the raid in a rural section continue reading »
Crime data and Spillover Violence Along the Southwest Border
October 15, 2011 | by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Latino Daily News
As organized crime-related violence has increased in northern Mexico, so has the heated rhetoric regarding the U.S. side of the border. The title of National Geographic’s program, Border Wars, exemplifies the sentiment, echoed by several politicians, that the border region is lawless and dangerous. For residents of the U.S. border region, thankfully, the reality is anything but that. continue reading »
More Mayhem in Veracruz, Mexico
October 10, 2011 | by Fides Agenzia | Latino Daily News
Just two days after the signing of the plan "Veracruz Seguro" between the federal government and the state government of Veracruz, 32 bodies were found in 3 houses, and another 4 bodies were found on the same day, continue reading »
More and More Children Found as Decoys in Drug Smuggling Operations
October 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In what has become a disturbing recent trend, criminals are using children as decoys in drug smuggling vehicles. In the last two days, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson Sector, a component of the Joint Field Command – Arizona, have removed five children from vehicles in two failed smuggling attempts. continue reading »
Mexican National Get Over 11 Years for Building Arizona Narco Tunnel
October 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Victor A. Flores, 52, of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced Oct. 3, 2011, to 135 months in prison by visiting U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson for conspiring with other persons to possess with intent to distribute i continue reading »
Global Action Needed to Stop Deadly Drug Gangs Say Anti-Crime Experts
October 3, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Warning that the solution to narcotics trafficking must be global in scale, the chief United Nations anti-crime official began a two-day official visit to Mexico, where tens of thousands of people have been murdered and mutilated in drug wars over the past five years. continue reading »
Former Colombian Maritime Instructor Sentenced for Transporting Cocaine
October 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A former Colombian maritime training instructor and a co-conspirator were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine continue reading »
International Concern About Journalist Killings in Mexico
October 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United Nations human rights office expressed concern over the increase in the number of killings of journalists in Mexico this year, continue reading »
To Control Drugs- We Must Revisit Border Control (VIDEO)
October 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Former DEA Supervisor Anthony Coulson says the supply of drugs from Mexico is increasing. continue reading »
Young Beauty Queen Wife of Fugitive Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Gives Birth to Twins in US Hospital
September 27, 2011 | by World Now (L.A. Times) | Latino Daily News
The young wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has given birth to twins, delivering the children in a California hospital on August 15. continue reading »
Another Murder Victim by Narcos in Mexico Linked to Use of Social Media
September 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The decapitation murder of Marisol Macias Castañeda is being linked to her web postings on a social network in Mexico making it the third such killing. continue reading »
47 Charged in Puerto Rico for Operating Major Heroin, Crack, Oxycodone & Xanax Ring
September 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On September 21, 2011, a federal grand jury indicted 47 individuals as a result of an investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD)-Bayamón Strike Force, announced the United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. continue reading »
Narco Blog: Chihuahua Confrontation causes Grito Ceremony to be Cancelled(Explicit Photos)
September 22, 2011 | by El Blog del Narco | El Blog del Narco
This week saw a clash between Drug Cartel criminals and the Mexican Army, specifically the 66 Infantry Battalion in Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua. continue reading »
Rush Hour Traffic in Mexico Comes to Stand Still When 35 Bodies Dumped on Highway
September 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Rush hour traffic near downtown Boca del Rio in the state of Veracruz came to a halt when bold narcos dumped 35 dead bodies in a highway underpass. continue reading »
Routine Border Patrol Check Results in 330 lbs of Cocaine in Tractor Trailer, $4 Million in Value
September 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate 8 checkpoint near Pine Valley arrested a lawfully admitted permanent resident for smuggling more than 330 pounds of cocaine in a tractor trailer yesterday. continue reading »
Mexico’s Caravan of Peace Faces Threats and Security Issues as It Approaches Mexico City
September 19, 2011 | by Fides Agenzia | Latino Daily News
The Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD), led by the poet Javier Sicilia, has asked the authorities to ensure the safety of activists that give life to the Caravan of Peace, which has traveled to South Mexico and today will reach the capital. continue reading »
Panama Spends $250 Million on Coastal Radar System to Stem Drug Trafficking
September 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Panama’s Vice Minister of Public Safety has announced the country spent $250 million to stem drug trafficking in the country and to specifically avoid having the drugs enter Panama’s borders. continue reading »
Narco Censorship: First-Ever Threat to Social Media Users Issued in Mexico
September 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Zetas and other narco traffickers in Mexico have used every threat known to man and have threatened about every demographic in Mexico from priests to journalists. Now apparently Los Zetas have issued a bloody and horrific threat to people using social network mediums like Facebook and Twitter. continue reading »
