Sierra Vista, Arizona — Sheriffs from across the border and western states have gathered here to present a unified front on the many issues affecting the border-area law enforcement community. The sentiments shared by the many speakers at the confere…
Author: Ildefonso Ortiz
Border Sheriffs Express Frustration Over Lack of Support from DC
Sierra Vista, Arizona — Sheriffs from across the border and western states have gathered here to present a unified front on the many issues affecting the border-area law enforcement community. The sentiments shared by the many speakers at the confere…
Drug Smuggler Drives into Rio Grande, Swims to Mexico
A drug smuggler who picked up a drug load from the banks of the Rio Grande River on the Texas border was on his way north ended up crashing into the water and swimming back into Mexico to get away from authorities.
Airplane Full of Illegal Immigrants Seized at Texas Border
Federal authorities have seized a private airplane full of illegal immigrants. The aircraft was being used in an attempt to smuggle seven illegal immigrants from the Texas border into the interior U.S. to avoid immigration checkpoints.
Husband and Wife Human Smuggling Team Caught Again at Texas Border After Prior Arrest
Authorities in this border city arrested a Texas man and his Mexican wife in connection with their alleged human smuggling team activities. The woman is also suspected of running a drug distribution point in this border city.
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Making Animal Torture Fetish Videos
A Texas woman has pleaded guilty to having made various animal torture fetish videos. In the videos, she tortured, suffocated or hacked puppies, kittens, and chicks alive.
USBP: Texas Man Allegedly Caught with Bottles of Meth, Thought it Was Steroids
A Texas border man who said he thought he was carrying bottles with steroids ended up getting arrested on drug trafficking charges. The liquid inside the bottles was not an anabolic substance. His car was allegedly carrying 27 bottles of liquid metham…
Captured: Convicted Burglar Deported 5 Times, Back in Texas
A convicted burglar from Mexico with a history of repeated felony convictions and deportations is back in Texas. Arturo Oleague Martinez, 48, was arrested by federal agents last week at the county jail in this border city and taken before a U.S. Magis…
DEA Report Shows Infiltration of Mexican Drug Cartels in Major US Cities
Mexican drug cartels control drug trafficking in multiple cities throughout the Southwest and continue to spread over the entire nation, a DEA report reveals.