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Cocaine found under truck seat
Staff WriterANDRADE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Andrade Port of Entry found 38 pounds of cocaine hidden under a vehicle’s rear seat early Monday. Around 6:30 a.m., a CBP officer referred a white 2004 Toyota Tundra pick-up...Tags: Drug Trafficking
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Valley Police Beat: Eighteen immigrants illegally in country sentenced
CALEXICO/EL CENTRO/INDIO — Eighteen people who illegally entered the country and were arrested by Border Patrol have been convicted and sentenced. All of the people had prior convictions for other crimes and were all apprehended near Calexico,...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Prisons, Drug Trafficking, Interior Policy
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Hinsdale, Elmhurst police blotter: June 18
The following items were taken from police reports. Hinsdale •Police are asking neighbors in the 200 block of North County Line Road with private video-surveillance systems or other information to contact the Investigations Division at 630-789-...
Tags: Theft, Firearms, Starbucks Corp., Drug Trafficking, Prosecution
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Are drones along the border (all day, every day) cost-effective?
In its current form, the so-called Gang of Eight immigration bill increases funding for border security by up to $6.5 billion. When it comes to technology and equipment, the Senate bill doesn't go into much detail on how the government should spend its...
Tags: NPR, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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In 30 days, Border Patrol rescues 177 people from Arizona desert
TUCSON -- U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Tucson region have saved 177 people during the last 30 days in the southern Arizona desert as summer temperatures have reach perilous levels, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials....
Tags: U.S. Border Patrol
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Valley Police Beat: Several pounds of narcotics found inside muffler
Staff WritersCALEXICO — More than 23 pounds of heroin and methamphetamine were found concealed in a car muffler Wednesday as the driver attempted to cross through the Downtown Port of Entry, a press release announced. The narcotics were found around 12:30 p....Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Heroin
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Chase on the seas: Migrant boat capsizes after border agents shoot out engine
Border agents fired shots at a fleeing boat loaded with 14 immigrants, boarded the vessel – which then capsized and hurled all aboard into the dark waters off Palm Beach County, according to federal court documents obtained by the Sun Sentinel....Tags: Organized Crime, National Security, U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration, Riviera Beach
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Valley Police Beat: Security heightened at Frank Wright Middle School
IMPERIAL — Frank Wright Middle School is experiencing heightened security as indications that a weapon could be brought to campus were found in graffiti, a district official confirmed. The graffiti was found in the girls’ restroom. The...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Thirty-two pounds of meth found at port
CALEXICO - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a woman after finding about $384,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in the vehicle she was driving at the Calexico downtown Port of Entry Sunday afternoon. Around 1:30 p.m., a canine...Tags: Ford, Methamphetamine (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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In Arizona, border crossings down, but migrant deaths on rise
TUCSON — The numbers of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally into this country are at historical lows, but a report released Wednesday shows that the death rates among these migrants are at an all-time high in the southern Arizona...
Tags: U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Congress, FBI, Medical Research, Washington, DC
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