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EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Serrano Peppers Shipment Contains Over 1,400lbs of Marijuana, Seized at Border
July 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility Wednesday evening, discovered 1,420 pounds of marijuana in boxes of serrano chili peppers. On July 13 at about 6 p.m., a 27-year-old male Mexican citizen entered the cargo port driving a 2000 International tractor, pulling a refrigerated trailer with cargo manifested as chili peppers. A CBP officer noticed the driver’s nervous demeanor and referred the conveyance for an intensive examination. continue reading »
UN Condemns Killing of 3rd Mexican Journalist in One Month
July 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the killing of a Mexican journalist, the latest addition to what she called “the long list of victims sacrificed at the altar of freedom of expression.” continue reading »
Troubled Juarez Set to Spend $498M on Public Works Projects
July 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican government at a city, state and federal level is investing heavily in the beleaguered border city of Juarez and has just announced $498.4 million in funding for pubic works projects. continue reading »
Creepy: 14 yr Old Kidnapper Found in Home with Santa Muerte Altar & Skeleton Bride in Juarez
July 17, 2011 | by E Paso Times | Latino Daily News
Mexican authorities in the state of Chihuahua were investigating the kidnapping of 50-year old business man when they came upon a creepy and gruesome find – a Santa Muerte altar with a skeleton bride holding court. continue reading »
Narco Blog: Routine Army Patrol Ends Up in Chaos in Chilpancingo
July 4, 2011 | by El Blog del Narco | Latino Daily News
A fire fight broke out between a group of gunmen and the Mexican Army, Sunday morning on the Boulevard to Petaquillas in Chilpancingo, Guerrero. The danger caused panic among people in the area. continue reading »
TRAVEL WARNING: US Residents Told to Avoid Nuevo Laredo this Weekend
July 2, 2011 | by Rio Grand Guardian | Latino Daily News
The advisory comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office. Both agencies say they have received credible intelligence from multiple sources indicating that the Zetas Cartel is planning to target U.S. citizens who travel to Nuevo Laredo this weekend. continue reading »
CBP Detains 15 Cuban Illegal Aliens on Monito Island
June 26, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained 15 undocumented Cuban illegal aliens who landed on Monito Island in the early morning hours. continue reading »
Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize Nearly $9M in Narcotics
June 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande city station confiscated more than $7.2 million worth of cocaine and more than $1.7 million worth of marijuana in multiple seizures Thursday night and early this morning. continue reading »
Narco Blog: The Knights Templar Execute 8 Men for aiding Rival Cartel (Warning-Explicit Photos)
June 20, 2011 | by El Blog del Narco | El Blog del Narco
Over this past weekend in different parts of Michoacán,ten Narco banners appeared signed by The Knights Templar. The cartel states that they will continue to do the righteous thing and to exterminate those considered traitors. continue reading »
Extreme Trafficking: CBP Seizes $11.4M in Narcotics, $574 in Cash Last Week in Ariz.
June 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Arizona Joint Field Command is reporting the seizure of more than 18,300 pounds of narcotics with an estimated value of nearly $11.4 million and the continue reading »
Narco Blog: The Knights Templar Execute 8 Men for aiding Rival Cartel (Warning-Explicit Photos)
June 20, 2011 | by El Blog del Narco | Latino Daily News
Over this past weekend in different parts of Michoacán,ten Narco banners appeared signed by The Knights Templar. The cartel states that they will continue to do the righteous thing and to exterminate those considered traitors. continue reading »
Zeta’s Founder “The Executioner” Reportedly killed in Matamoras
June 20, 2011 | by The Monitor | Latino Daily News
Sources outside of law enforcement have confirmed that Heriberto “El Lazca” Lazcano Lazcano, the leader of the Zetas, was killed Friday in a firefight with rival Gulf Cartel. continue reading »
Narco Blog: Rival Drug Cartels Leave 21 Bodies Around Michoacán
June 9, 2011 | by El Blog del Narco | El Blog del Narco
The violence does not stop in Mexico. In Michoacán, a state that has suffered significantly during this drug war, they especially struggle with violence between the members of La Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar. continue reading »
Narco Blog:15 La Familia Michoacana Cartel Members Killed by Federal Police
May 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Last Friday a confrontation occurred at the border of Jalisco and Michoacan. 36 gunmen were arrested and 11 gunmen were killed, all belonging to the Cartel La Familia Michoacana. continue reading »
Major Mexican Drug Smuggling Operation Working Out of Indian Reservation Dismantled
May 20, 2011 | by U.S. Justice Department | Latino Daily News
The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Arizona’s Attorney General Tom Horne, and Tohono O’Odham Nation Police Chief Joseph Delgado today announced the arrests of 27 of 46 suspected continue reading »
Drug Cartels Set Up Self-Rule in Mexican Prisons, and Continue Business as Usual
April 30, 2011 | by UPI | Latino Daily News
Prison Observers in Mexico say that drug cartels populations are increasing as the cartels seize more control internally and set up “self–rule.” continue reading »
Consumption Junction: Stop Using Drugs… or Decriminalize Them
April 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
In a recent argument I had over Facebook, a friend of mine made the futile attempt to post that the current wave of Latino immigration is unprecedented due to what he sees as two, distinct phenomena: drugs and violence. He argued that Latinos are unlike any immigrant group before them, because they bring a significant increase in drug crimes and violence. continue reading »
NARCO BLOG: 3 Minors Caught with AK-47’s
April 26, 2011 | by El Blog del Narco | El Blog del Narco
Raul Avila, commissioner of the Federal Police in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, announced last Friday that resulted in the capture of three minor gunmen. continue reading »
Body Parts Scattered Near Mexican Presidential Residence – Los Pinos
April 25, 2011 | by Google News | Latino Daily News
The up-scale neighborhood in Mexico City, home to museums and Los Pinos, has come face-to-face with the gruesome face of violence in Mexico. continue reading »
Mexico Deports Italian Journalist and Scholar Gianni Proiettis Amidst Cloud of Secrecy
April 24, 2011 | by McClathy | Latino Daily News
It appears Mexico has deported its first foreign journalist since the 1990’s, Italian professor, scholar and journalist Gianni Proiettis. continue reading »
