Border Officials Discover Longest Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Ever Found Along Southwest Border
Border Patrol officials said Wednesday they discovered the longest drug-smuggling tunnel ever found along the southwest border.
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Border Patrol Agents at Risk As Migrants Increasingly Cross Border Using Sewage-Filled Culverts
Smugglers are encouraging migrants to cross the U.S.-Mexico border using a culvert system that drains raw sewage at the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Citizen Shot Dead After Shootout at Border with CBP Officers
Customs and Border Protection officers engaged in a deadly shootout Monday evening with a U.S. citizen who opened fire after refusing to stop at a checkpoint at California’s border with Mexico.
FBI: Can We Charge U.S. Couple with Dumping Baby’s Body in Mexico?
The FBI is trying to determine whether it can bring charges against a San Diego couple accused of dumping the body of a baby in an empty lot in Tijuana.
Wanted Felon Dies After Being Shot with Stun Gun by Border Patrol Agents
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 40-year-old man is dead after he was shot by a border inspector with a stun gun at the busy border crossing of San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, the Associated Press reports. Police said the incident happened after a man leaped over a counter and attacked an inspector while being escorted…
Two ex-Border Patrol Agents Sentenced to At Least 30 Years for Massive Human Smuggling Ring
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two former Border Patrol agents were sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for operating a massive human smuggling ring, the Associated Press reports. Federal District Judge John A. Houston sentenced Raul Villarreal, the ring leader, to 35 years in prison Friday; his brother Fidel Villarreal was sentenced to 30 years…
Authorities Detain Daughter of Mexico’s Most Wanted Drug Lord
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Known as Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has eluded U.S. authorities since he famously broke out of a Mexican jail in a laundry cart in 2001 and rebuilt the notorious Sinaloa cartel. But authorities may find clues about his whereabouts after border patrol officers detained the kingpin’s daughter…
Major Mexican Cartel Player Sentenced to 25 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The former leader of the Tijuana Cartel/Arellano-Felix Organization was sentenced Monday in San Diego fed court to 25 years in prison, the DEA announced. Benjamin Arellano-Felix, nearly 60, was also ordered to forfeit $100 million in criminal proceeds. “The Tijuana Cartel was one of the world’s most brutal drug trafficking networks,…
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