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MCALLEN, Texas — A member of a drug smuggling group with ties to the Gulf Cartel that operated along the Texas Border will spend close to 16 years in prison for his role in the drug trafficking saga that included

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas border Gulf Cartel smuggler will spend close to 20 years in prison for the shipping of 3,000 to 5,000 pounds of marijuana to Houston every few weeks.  On Monday morning, 46, year-old Rogelio “Barrotes”

A Turkish man who was part of a flotilla that violently tried to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza in 2010 has been killed in bombing raids targeting ISIS terrorists in Syria, media reports say. Yakup Bülent Alniak was in Syria researching a

BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State group overnight and early Thursday, killing nearly 20 people as the militants released dozens of detainees in their de facto capital, fearing further raids, activists

MCALLEN, Texas — Federal agents arrested three illegal aliens from China who were among 11 aliens being held at a stash house on the Texas border; the human smuggler had her young child in the vehicle when she tried moving

The British government has pledged to spend £12 million ($19.6 million) on boosting security measures in the French port of Calais, following a number of incidents in recent weeks in which illegal immigrants have attempted to storm the port and

The Department of Justice has been silent about whether it barred federal prosecutors from prosecuting illegal immigrants in Arizona who have been detained crossing the border for the first time. According to the Associated Press, “Public affairs officials from the

MCALLEN, Texas — Two Austin men stand accused of driving a tractor trailer with illegal aliens inside, running a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint and leading police in a high speed chase for more than 180 miles before coming to a

Texas Rangers and members of the Texas State Guard are beginning or are about to begin an effort in Brooks County near Falfurrias to help stop the climbing number of deaths related to human smuggling operations. Ranchers in the area reported a community partnership meeting where they were briefed on the proposed activities. This year, fifty-two people have been found dead in the arid ranch lands of Brooks County having gotten lost while attempting to bypass the Border Patrol checkpoint located thirteen miles south of Falfurrias.

The U.S. State Department spent $6.5 million in taxpayer funds to build communication towers that could still be standing idle in Afghanistan and may never be used as originally intended, the U.S. government watchdog for reconstruction in the war-torn country

LUBBOCK, Texas — Cops are on the hunt for a previously deported 14-year-old illegal alien suspected of trying to execute a teenaged human smuggler on the Texas border in an apparent cartel hit. The victim in the case had a lengthy

LUBBOCK, Texas — A Texas border man who smuggled grenade launchers for drug cartels has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison. On Monday evening in McAllen, U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced 27-year-old Erik Perez Bazan to 75 months in

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A powerful explosion killed five Egyptian police conscripts and an officer near the border town of Rafah in the restive Sinai Peninsula early Tuesday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of a local al-Qaida-inspired group,

PATAGONIA, Arizona – Agents along the South Texas Border arrested close to 6,800 illegal immigrants including 19 convicted rapists and three fugitives wanted for sexual abuse of children and child pornography within a two week span. During that time frame

HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released two reports on September 11 dealing with significant crime issues related to Texas’ unsecured border with Mexico. The first report deals with a summary of what the DPS is

The U.S. government, after investing an unprecedented $104 billion of taxpayer funds on nation-building, does not have an anti-corruption strategy in Afghanistan vital to sustaining the gains made in America’s longest war.  Furthermore, according to John Sopko, the Special Inspector

MCALLEN, Texas — Federal agents arrested a woman accused of trying to pick up a group of immigrants; she had been arrested previously seven different times on smuggling cases but had never been prosecuted. According to court records obtained by

AUSTIN, Texas — Federal authorities have reported that the final two human smugglers convicted in connection with a stash house in southeast Houston where illegal immigrants were being housed have been sentenced to federal prison. The two men, Jose Aviles-Villa,

Republican Arizona lawmakers are demanding answers from Attorney General Eric Holder about whether he ordered U.S. attorneys in southern Arizona to stop prosecuting illegal immigrants who are first-time offenders in addition to repeat offenders who do not have criminal histories. 

Border Patrol agents detected suspicious activity by a man they stopped at an Interstate 5 checkpoint who may have been posing as a U.S. citizen while smuggling narcotics. Upon inspection of the vehicle, agents discovered and seized over $870,000 worth

LUBBOCK, Texas — A Tucson, Arizona kidnapping and extortion plot of an American teen on U.S. soil was committed by previously deported illegal aliens from Mexico and a U.S. citizen who was arrested multiple times by Border Patrol agents for

HOUSTON, Texas — It appears that drug smugglers are turning to more creative tactics, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have recently seized large amounts of drugs under rather unusual circumstances. On August 28, CBP officers seized 3,370 pounds

McALLEN, Texas — Authorities in Cameron County are used to encountering illegal immigrants, however on Labor Day they made an unusual find when a group of Cuban immigrants arrived at South Padre Island after a 1,200 mile voyage.  The six

SAN DIEGO, California – Mexican nationals smuggling over a total of $1 million worth of narcotics were apprehended in two separate incidents on the same day along the I-5 corridor through the cooperation of Border Patrol Agents and their K-9s.

HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas — Troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) rescued a Guatemalan woman who had been left to die by her human smugglers in far north Hidalgo County. She was found along Highway 281 approximately 60

HOUSTON, Texas — In an effort to curb drug smuggling, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Laredo Sector recently announced a new method for citizens to anonymously report suspicious activity.  Members of the public who witness or learn

Twenty live giant millipedes were seized after arriving from Germany in a large foam box labeled “toy car model” and landing at a San Francisco mail facility. The large package arrived in the U.S. Postal Service International Service Center at

HOUSTON, Texas — More than three tons of drugs were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in the El Paso, Texas area during the last seven days. A total of 28 drug busts were made during that time

Twice this week, panga boats filled with illegal aliens crossed over the U.S. border through the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Monday beachgoers watched in shock as one boat arrived on shore. Passengers fled, some of whom remain at large,

Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a boat filled with 20 people attempting to illegally enter the United States this week off the coast of San Diego County. According to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), agents with CBP’s Office of

HOUSTON, Texas — A 46-year-old man from El Salvador was recently caught smuggling seven ounces of cocaine hidden in tamales. Authorities intercepted the attempted smuggling at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.  A statement obtained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP),

It has been recently reported in New South Wales (NSW), Australia that cigarette plain packaging, along with the hike in taxes has seen a resurgence in illegal tobacco. Some of the biggest buyers are teenagers. The illegal smokes are sold

Hamas is in trouble. Eventually, barring some cataclysmic event or full-scale Israeli invasion, one of these serial cease-fires will more or less hold and the 2014 Gaza War will sputter to an end. And, sometime thereafter, Hamas will fall from

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Federal agents arrested a group of suspected drug smugglers who were carrying drug bundles across the Rio Grande and were being escorted by armed Gulf Cartel gunmen. While drug smuggling is a very common practice throughout the