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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON — A targeted, weeks-long investigation by the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office has culminated in a significant narcotics bust on Chase Creek, taking down a local …
Citizens’ Tips Spark Three-Week Surveillance Leading to Major Chase Creek Drug Bust Read More
TweetPinShareSAN CLEMENTE – San Diego Sector U.S. Border Patrol agents stop another smuggling attempt of hard narcotics along Interstate 5. On April 28, at 7:28 a.m., agents assigned to the San …
U.S. Border Patrol agents seize cocaine worth nearly $1.5 million Read More
TweetPinShareThe drugs were discovered during a commercial vehicle traffic stop and inspection in Holbrook. Contributed Article/Courtesy AZDPS HOLBROOK – On Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, an Arizona Department of Public Safety …
Arizona State Troopers Seize Over 550 Pounds of Cocaine in Traffic Stop on Interstate 40 Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Public Safety has reported seizing 6,498 pounds of illicit drugs between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, 2024. The seizures were made statewide. …
DPS troopers seize nearly 6,500 pounds of illicit drugs in a three-month period Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: CBP officers discovered a total of 66 packages concealed in a compartment inside the shelves. A total of 61 packages contained methamphetamine weighing …
CBP officers dig deeper — discover $2 million worth of meth, cocaine at Tecate POE Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered more than $3 million worth of cocaine hidden in a shipment of limes on …
Shipment of limes results in over $3 million worth of cocaine Read More
TweetPinShareTroopers arrest two Canadians after more than 144 pounds of cocaine found concealed in commercial vehicle on I-8 Contributed Photo/Courtesy AZDPS: Driver Albi Naska, left, and passenger, Victor Nikitin, were both …
Canadian cocaine cowboys collared Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico commercial facility intercepted more than …
Calexico Border Patrol officers seize more than $1 million worth of cocaine Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy GCSO: Edward Oller was booked into jail on drug and weapons charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Alleged poor driving led to the arrest of a …
Man arrested on drug and weapons charges after DUI stop Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Kenny Quayle/Special to Cronkite News: A fence outfitted with razor wire separates the U.S. from Mexico in Nogales. The fence does little to stop would-be drug smugglers, however. …
As marijuana profits fade, cartels increasingly smuggle fentanyl across the border Read More