DEA Booted Top Official in Mexico over Cozy Relationship with Drug Lawyers
The DEA quietly removed a former top official in Mexico for allegedly having ties to Miami-based defense attorneys representing accused drug traffickers.
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Mexican Cartel Leader on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List Captured in Mexico
By Steve Neavling A Mexican drug cartel leader on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list was captured in Mexico on Saturday, according to reports. Jose Rodolfo Villarreal-Hernández, also known as “El Gato,” is accused of ordering the 2013 murder of a lawyer in Southlake, Texas. Villarreal-Hernández was taken into custody in an operation that…
Migrants ‘Brought to Justice’ After Assaulting Border Patrol Agents
Two migrants have been sentenced for assaulting Border Patrol agents in separate incidents in the Rio Grande Valley.
One of FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives Captured in Mexico
By Steve Neavling One of the FBI’s most-wanted fugitives has been captured in Mexico after working as a yoga instructor under a false identity. Jorge Rueda Landeros, 52, is awaiting extradition to the U.S. to face charges in the killing of a popular professor, Sue Marcum, who was found dead insider her Maryland home in…
CBP Seizes Alarming Amounts of Fentanyl at U.S.-Mexico Border As Overdoses Continue to Rise
A record amount of fentanyl was seized at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 as overdoses continue to reach alarming levels, according to CBP.
CBP Officer Reunites with Girl He Saved During Breeched Birth
It was a cold, busy morning at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Dec. 8, 2016, when the emergency call came over the radio.
Border Patrol Agents Acted in Self-Defense When They Fatally Shot Man in Custody, FBI Said
An FBI investigation found that Border Patrol agents acted in self-defense when they killed a Mexican citizen after he advanced toward them with “an edged weapon” in the processing area of the agency’s El Paso station on Tuesday.
DEA, Chinese chemical Manufactures Are Responsible for Deadly Fentanyl Crisis, DEA and DOJ Say
Mexican cartels and Chinese chemical manufactures are to blame for the deadly fentanyl crisis in the U.S., the DEA and Justice Department said this week.