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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection CALEXICO, Calif., — CBP officers assigned to the San Diego Field Office made a big discovery last week when more than 630 rounds …
Suspected smugglers’ attempts fall short as CBP officers interdict fentanyl pills and ammunition Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto by Lance Cpl. Betzabeth Y. Galvan/U.S. Marine Corps: Border sheriffs say a steady increase in “load car” drivers – U.S. teens paid to shuttle undocumented migrants from the border – …
Border sheriffs see more ‘load car’ drivers, teens paid to smuggle migrants Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A CBP canine unit alerted to the presence of concealed narcotics amongst a shipment of charcoal. OTAY MESA, Calif., — U.S. Customs and …
CBP officers interdict over $1 million worth of methamphetamine concealed within a shipment of charcoal Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Drugs were found hidden inside a hamburger a woman attempted to bring back from Mexico. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection EL …
El Paso area CBP officers find drugs hidden in hamburger and seize money Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Former Thatcher head football coach Sean Jacob Hinton was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison on Wednesday for dealing fentanyl. Pictured is Sean after a …
Former high school football coach Sean Hinton sentenced to 11.25 years in prison for selling fentanyl Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: CBP officers from the San Diego Field Office ports of entry seized 554 pounds of cocaine, 229 pounds of fentanyl, and 1,650 pounds …
San Diego Field Office ports of Entry have remarkable week seizing more than $9 million worth of narcotics 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 GCSO: Former football coach Sean Hinton will be sentenced to between 7.5 and 15 years on drug charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Facing a possibility of …
Former high school football coach to serve 7.5 – 15 years in prison for fentanyl sales Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: U.S. Border Patrol canine “Mya” sniffs out 38 pounds of deadly fentanyl hidden in spare tire. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
U.S. Border Patrol canine sniffs out 38 pounds of deadly fentanyl hidden in spare tire Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Juan Mares, 33, has been charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, threatening or intimidating, criminal damage, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct/fighting, disorderly conduct with a weapon, …
Family get-together ends in drunken knife assault at fairgrounds Read More