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Customs Uncovers Stashed Marijuana Worth $1 Million at Arizona Border

2013-05-21T23:21:10Z

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.

BLOG DEL NARCO: 5 Tons of Marijuana Valued at $7.5 Million Found in Texas Warehouse

2013-05-20T16:01:29Z

Texas authorities along with U.S. Immigration & Customs have announced the seizure of 5 tons of marijuana in a Harlingen warehouse late Friday evening.

Harlingen police observed suspicious activity at the warehouse located in town Friday morning and staked the location out. Police observed marijuana that was shrink wrapped on pallets was being loaded onto a semi-trailer.

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DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal

2013-05-19T07:52:09Z

This week the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made the synthetic cannabinoids UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) for the next two years.

Border Patrol Seizes $2 Million Worth of Narcotics on Hidalgo International Bridge

2013-05-17T10:30:00Z

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.

Blog del Narco: General in Mexican Army takes Over Public Safety in Michoacan

2013-05-16T20:05:10Z

A general in the Mexican army was sworn-in Thursday as public safety secretary in the western state of Michoacan, which is home to several powerful criminal organizations and a growing vigilante movement.

Maj. Gen. Alberto Reyes Vaca will have command of the state police and of federal security forces stationed in Michoacan.

Blog del Narco: Cartel Members Arrested for Official and Model’s Murders

2013-05-15T13:36:52Z

Four suspected Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug cartel members have been arrested for the March 9 murder of Jalisco Tourism Secretary Jose de Jesus Gallegos, Mexican prosecutors said.

Juan Manuel Gonzalez Martinez, 29, and Julio Andres Vazquez Estrada, 36, were arrested five days after the killing and provided investigators with information that led to the capture of two other suspects, Jonathan Garcia and Carlos Ernesto Muñoz Morales, 25, Jalisco state Attorney General Luis Carlos Najera said.

Blog del Narco: Gunmen Ambush Mayor in Oaxaca

2013-05-14T12:38:14Z

The mayor of Santiago Amoltepec, a small town in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, was ambushed by gunmen and shot over the weekend, media reports said Monday.

Luis Jimenez is listed in serious condition with gunshot wounds, Milenio television reported.

The mayor was ambushed by several armed subjects on Sunday night.

BLOG DEL NARCO: Austin Businessmen Convicted of Money Laundering for Los Zetas Narcos

2013-05-13T11:28:14Z

Four Austin businessmen have been convicted of conspiring to laundering narco money for the vicious Mexican cartel Los Zetas. Jose Trevino Morales, 46, Francisco Colorado Cessa, 52, Fernando Solis Garcia, 30, and Eusevio Maldonado Hiutron, 49, were convicted of washing Los Zeta money by operating a prestigous American quarter horse business in Texas.

Jose Trevino Morales, the ringleader, is the brother of Los Zeta leader Miguel Trevino Morales and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales. The case highlighted the infiltration of Mexican cartels in the U.S. Los Zeta drug profits were used to purchase, train, breed and race American quarter horses throughout the U.S.

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Car Chase in Texas Leads to 800 lbs of Pot and Driver Swimming to Mexico

2013-05-09T12:58:53Z

In another incredible ‘Extreme Trafficking’ incident a car chase led to a large drug seizure with the alleged narco-trafficker swimming to Mexico.

Texas authorities in Rio Grande City are reporting a routine traffic stop that started Tuesday evening evolved into a car chase that ended at the banks of the Rio Grande River. Apparently the driver of a 2006 Nissan Murano did not yield to police commands to stop and lead them on a chase.

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Blog del Narco: DEA/FBI Update Major Traffickers Wanted Poster

2013-05-07T16:54:32Z

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), has published a poster advertising major drug traffickers, operating in San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.

It has been four years since the DEA Updated this Poster. Cartels continue to be in an intense struggle for power over territory and drug trafficking rights in Mexico.