As the leader of the DEA in El Paso prepares to leave his job for a promotion to lead the Houston Division, he warned that heroin and meth trafficking are continuing to expand by Mexican drug cartels.
A motorist found an off-duty Border Patrol agent on the side of the road in New Mexico on Friday night, severely beaten and left for dead.
One of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives was taken into custody by the FBI on Sunday in El Paso.
The suspect was taken to the hospital, where his condition was not immediately known.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A high-speed chase with Border Patrol agents near El Paso ended badly for the driver and six undocumented immigrants. The chase began when agents saw the undocumented immigrants emergee from desert brush and get into a Chevrolet Silverado along Interstate 10, The El Paso Times reports. The chase, which hit speeds…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty Border Patrol agent accused of taking two people hostage was arrested Tuesday after an intense standoff that lasted several hours, the El Paso Times reports. Alberto Montelongo, 40, was involved in a domestic dispute with another off-duty Border Patrol agent, authorities said. Another man, who is not an agent,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jack Riley, the head of the DEA’s Chicago division, is headed to a top post in Washington D.C., the Associated Press reports. The 56-year-old, who has shed light on the influence of Mexican cartels on the Midwest, has been named the DEA’s chief of operations. The No. 3 post at the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa was considered a polished politicians and potential challenger to Gov. John Hickenlooper. Now the FBI is helping the Colorado Bureau of Investigations conduct a problem into Maketa, who is accused of having sex with three women and then promoting them to top-paying jobs, the Denver…
