Drug Smuggling - Page 10

LAREDO, Texas — A U.S. citizen from this border city who was found guilty of assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent while smuggling roughly five pounds of crystal meth will spend almost 20 years in prison.

Al-Arabiya reports that smugglers have “resorted to some desperate measures” to slip drugs and alcohol into Saudi Arabia.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials told Congress they need more equipment, cutter fleets, and manpower to fight transnational drug cartels from Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe. Cartels have almost unlimited funds to traffic drugs into the country, they say.

Eleven illegal aliens were found in a stash house in Eagle Pass and have been arrested. Border Patrol officials say there is evidence they had recently crossed the Rio Grande River.

Cartel smugglers dressed up two tons of marijuana as key limes in an attempt to sneak them into the U.S. from Mexico.

Mexico’s top diplomats traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and DHS Secretary John Kelly.

Border Patrol agents in southern California discovered nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine in the gas tank of an alleged trafficker’s car.

A recent border shooting where cartel smugglers fired at U.S. Border Patrol agents points to a disturbing trend as organized crime members appear to be getting more aggressive against law enforcement.

A record bust by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents seized $2 million in crystal methamphetamine at the Texas-Mexico border.

Narcotraficantes operando en esta ciudad fronteriza escondieron paquetes de droga dentro de bloques de concreto dentro de una de sus casas de seguridad en un intento por burlar a la ley. El intento resulto en fracaso.

A Texas deputy sheriff was assaulted by what were described as two “undocumented” Mexican national following an attempted drug arrest.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Miles de artesanías mexicanas son enviadas a diferentes partes del mundo por sus extrañas formas y colores, pero esa oportunidad es aprovechada ahora por narcotraficantes mexicanos que ocultan cantidades de droga en cráneos de cuarzo o cerámica para evadir las aduanas nacionales e internacionales.

MONTERREY, Nuevo León — Thousands of art pieces are shipped out of Mexico each year to buyers worldwide who seek their unique designs and colors. This art niche is now being used by Mexican cartels to hide drug packages in quartz and ceramic skulls or other sculptures to avoid customs inspections.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector disrupted a smuggling operation using a makeshift ferry to haul drugs across the border.

CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — Authorities in this border state continue seizing drugs from the Los Zetas cartel as they try to smuggle contraband into Texas.

Federal agents and officers seized nearly $600,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana in three separate busts in southern Arizona over the past week.

Border Patrol agents working an inland checkpoint in southern California busted a Mexican national after finding 25 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in his car.

More than $1 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the border between Arizona and Mexico during a one week period. The drug seizures came in seven separate incidents in the Tucson Sector.

Federal customs officers seized over 780 pounds of marijuana at an international bridge between Texas and Mexico.

McALLEN, Texas — A Mexican drug smuggler managed to elude capture by plunging his SUV into the waters of the Rio Grande as he was fleeing from law enforcement. Cartel smugglers were not able to save the large drug load that was seized by authorities.

A key leader of the Los Zetas cartel structure in Texas responsible for overseeing cocaine and cash distribution into San Antonio, Houston, and Waco has been sentenced to life in prison.

HARLINGEN, Texas — Mexican drug cartels have been buying and selling counterfeit goods at flea markets and small stores as a way to launder their drug proceeds, federal agents said. As Halloween celebrations approach, authorities are warning about certain counterfeit goods that could pose a health risk to unsuspecting customers.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — Despite various seizures made by authorities on the Mexican side of the border, the Los Zetas drug cartel continues to push large quantities of marijuana into Texas.

U.S. Border Patrol agents seized guns and drugs following two pursuits in southern Arizona and far southeast California on October 19. Another encounter led to the seizure of 900 pounds of marijuana and the arrest of 12 illegal aliens working as mules for cartel smugglers.

LAREDO, Texas — Un policía Mexicano de alto rango fue arrestado en esta ciudad fronteriza al presuntamente intentar entrar al país con mas de 30 libras de cocaína ocultas en su vehículo.

LAREDO, Texas — A Mexican police officer has been arrested after he allegedly tried to enter the country with more than 30 pounds of cocaine hidden in his vehicle.

Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector busted human smuggler and drug trafficker at an inland border checkpoint in Arizona over a two-day period this week.

U.S. Border Patrol agents in New Mexico concluded a busy week that led to the successful capture of a Texas sex offender, a Tennessee fugitive, and a Mexican national smuggling marijuana.

One of the top leaders of the Los Zetas cartel recently caught in Houston now stands accused of moving large quantities of drugs and laundering the proceeds.

Six Mexican nationals and two U.S. citizens were arrested in connection with a failed attempt to smuggle nearly $800K worth of drugs across the Arizona border with Mexico.

Two cartel-linked smugglers admitted to their role in a drug distribution group that moved substantial quantities of marijuana from the border into various American cities.

EDINBURG, Texas — Teams of gunmen have been running rampant in various communities near the Texas border, storming into homes demanding drugs or robbing victims at gunpoint.

Contrabandistas de cártel mexicano modificaron una camioneta para instalar un gran cañón usado para disparar grandes paquetes de droga sobre el muro en la frontera entre los estados mexicano de Sonora y Arizona.

Mexican cartel smugglers converted a van to house a cannon used for shooting large drug bundles over the border fence between the Mexican State of Sonora and Arizona.

MCALLEN, Texas — A suspected drug smuggler crashed an older model luxury vehicle into an irrigation canal during an attempt to flee from authorities.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized nearly $2 million in narcotics and other drugs being smuggled into Texas from Mexico over the weekend.