Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents arrested more than 420,000 people – a 15% increase – in the past budget year that ended in September, the Associated Press reports. This is the second consecutive year for an uptick in arrests following a 40-year low in apprehensions in 2011, the AP wrote. The arrests represent about 320,000…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Phoenix apartment complex was rife with gang activity. So says federal agents and local police after arresting 17 people on gang-related charges following a yearlong investigation, the Arizona Republic reports. Authorities said they found drugs, weapons and two top gang leaders. “These individuals sought to take over the neighborhood,” Phoenix Assistant…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Protesters furious over foreclosure attempts tried to storm the entrances of the Justice Department on Monday, leading to 17 arrests , the Washington Post reports. About 100 protesters participated, and some were tased during the event. After the arrests, about half the protesters stuck around as police prepared to make additional arrests….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fed agents arrested 190 people in a month-long, nationwide crackdown on child pornography, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday. Additionally, authorities said they rescued 18 victims. Operation Orion was carried out through the month of May by agents from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents during a month-long. The operation…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Details of Thursdays’ massive drug bust reveal an ongoing game of whack-a-mole between the DEA and drug smugglers working the commercial airline systems. In this recent bust the DEA and FBI, in concert with Puerto Rican and local authorities, disabled two rings trafficking cocaine into the U.S., primarily through Puerto Rico Muniz…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com In a brave new high-tech world, the federal indictment of eight online drug traffickers is the first of its kind. The BBC reports that the feds busted up a $1million-plus illegal drug operation online on a marketplace called “The Farmer’s Market” using the TOR network, which allows emails and websites to hide…
There’s no question there is a terrorism problem in this region. The real question is: Is the U.S. efforts really going to be enough to address the problem? By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer KABUL –– The arrest in Pakistan of five Americans who authorities say may have been on their way to terrorist…
The trend is not only disturbing, but it makes you wonder how many aren’t getting caught as we see a rise in drug cartel activity. By Rick Jervis USA Today WASHINGTON – A rising number of U.S. border enforcement officers are being arrested on corruption charges as Mexican drug cartels look to bribes as a…
