Posts Tagged Narco-trafficking
Illegal immigrant apprehensions down, narcotics seizures up
December 15th, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC, MARFA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection this week released the agency’s fiscal year 2011 summary of CBP enforcement and border management efforts. The Big Bend Border Patrol Sector and the El Paso Field Office, which includes the Presidio port of entry, also released summaries.
“In 2011, CBP has contributed to our nation’s homeland …
Steven Seagal is out for justice as newest Hudspeth County deputy sheriff
October 20th, 2011
SIERRA BLANCA – Movie star Steven Seagal, who made a career with bone-breaking, barroom-clearing, butt-kicking action movies, is now a deputy with the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office.
Seagal was sworn in last week by Sheriff Arvin West after Seagal contacted West’s office in August about working on the Mexican border in Hudspeth County, sheriff officials said.
Deputy …
Texas highway patrol warns that narcos are recruiting students
October 20th, 2011
AUSTIN – Six of the seven Mexican drug cartels have established command and control networks in Texas and they are recruiting Texas students to support their drug, human, currency and weapon smuggling operations on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
These cartels and their operatives are extremely violent, …
Presidio student killed with father in Mexico narco-assassination
October 13th, 2011
OJINAGA, CHIHUAHUA, Chih., Mexico – An Ojinaga father and his 14-year-old son were killed Sunday in Aldama, a small city near Chihuahua City, while two other children – an 8-year-old and a year and a half-old baby, as well as another companion – were wounded during the attack.
Luis “Bola” Trujano Anaya, 35, and his son …
Detalla “El Diego” la masacre de estudiantes en Villas de Salvárcar
August 2nd, 2011
Distrito Federal.─ El líder de la organización delictiva “La Línea”, José Antonio Acosta Hernández, El Diego o El Blablazo, detenido el pasado 29 de julio, admitió que fue él quien dio la orden de ejecutar a 15 jóvenes en la colonia Villas de Salvárcar, en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, el 30 de enero de 2010.
En una …
Arrest of Presidio woman is tied to Mexican drug cartel
July 22nd, 2011
Arrests part of nationwide takedown of members and associates of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel
United States Attorney John E. Murphy and DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit announced that six individuals believed to have ties to the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel are in custody based on federal charges filed in west …
Bandas de la droga mexicanas usan camiones monstruo blindados
June 9th, 2011
MÉXICO D.F. — ¿Camiones rinocerontes, narco tanques, vehículos tipo Mad Max? Nadie se pone de acuerdo en cómo llamar a los vehículos monstruo blindados que los grupos de criminales mexicanos han estado soldando en los últimos meses, pero una cosa está clara: están construyendo más.
Durante el fin de semana, las autoridades mexicanas encontraron otros dos …
Mueren 13 personas en un tiroteo en el Lago Halcón
May 12th, 2011
MÉXICO D.F. – Unos infantes de la marina mexicana que patrullaban por un lago a lo largo de la frontera con Texas descubrieron un campamento de una banda de narcotraficantes en una isla, provocando así una batalla de tiroteos que dejó a 13 personas muertas, según dijo la marina el lunes. Unos investigadores en otro …
Asesinan a ministerial en Chihuahua; era de Ojinaga
March 22nd, 2011
CHIHUAHUA, Chih., Mexico – El comandante del Grupo k9 de la Policía Ministerial de Chihuahua, José Luis del Bosque, fue asesinado el lunes, 21 de marzo al arribar a su domicilio, por lo que es el segundo elemento de la corporación abatido en 24 horas y el tercer ataque contra la Fiscalía General del Estado …
