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Synthetic drugs, crypto, social media redefining cartels
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Much has changed since Omar Arellano was busting drug dens in northern New Mexico as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Mobile Enforcement Teams. Things...
View Article3 National Guard members killed in 'accidental' shooting
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A freak accident involving a high-powered rifle led to the death of three National Guard soldiers on Tuesday in Juarez, Mexico. Authorities say several Guard members...
View ArticleTeachers take over state building during protest
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Hundreds of teachers on Wednesday took to the streets of Juarez, Mexico, to protest looming changes to pension benefits. Members of CNTE, the national educators'...
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US border feels impact of ramped-up cocaine production in Colombia
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Cocaine again is making headlines 40 years after Pablo Escobar and his Medellin cartel flooded America with “blow.” Coca-plant cultivation has shot up in South...
View ArticleTexas man sentenced for sex with minor with whom he fathered two children
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A federal judge didn’t buy a Texas man’s claim he was the lawful common-law partner of a 12-year-old girl with whom he fathered two children in Mexico. On Thursday,...
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Suspect in Cal Fire captain's death arrested in Mexico: Police
SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Authorities say the woman accused of killing her estranged wife, Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi, in an alleged domestic incident last month has been arrested in Baja...
View ArticleTravel warning in effect for Tamaulipas starting Monday
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The U.S. Department of State announced a Travel Advisory for the Mexican State of Tamaulipas. The department said the advisory now sits at Level 4 and urges...
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DOJ: 22 charged for role in drug trafficking organization linked to Beltran...
EL CENTRO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Two dozen people are facing charges in Imperial County for their alleged participation in a transnational drug trafficking organization with ties to the Sinaloa-based...
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Cartel drones 'pose threat' to US service members on border duty
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Five House members are giving federal agencies 30 days to tell them if Mexican cartel drones pose a threat to U.S. service members on border duty. If so, they want to...
View ArticleEPA reverses course on Tijuana River sewage crisis
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reversing its decision on the Tijuana River sewage crisis, promising stronger action at the highest level. Tijuana Slough...
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Michigan couple held in Mexican prison, daughter says
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Paul and Christy Akeo, a couple from Spring Arbor, Michigan, are currently being held in a maximum-security Mexican prison, their family said. Lindsey Hull, Christy's daughter,...
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Suspect in Cal Fire captain's fatal stabbing pleads not guilty
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The suspect in the deadly stabbing of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca Marodi pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Wednesday in her first court hearing after she was found in...
View ArticleTime running out for Mexico to pay water debt to US
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – It’s going to take an act of God or some savvy last-minute negotiating for Mexico to liquidate its enormous water debt with the United States by October 24. A new...
View ArticleWoman held for taking $300,000 in undeclared cash into Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Juarez have arrested an American woman who crossed into Mexico from El Paso with $300,000 in undeclared cash. Mexican National Guard members arrested...
View ArticleMan made false statements in buying 59 guns, prosecutors allege
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two Arizona men face conspiracy charges – one for allegedly lying and the other for allegedly paying him to lie – in connection with the purchase of 59 firearms....
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Lawyer for Michigan couple held in Mexican prison says resort company is at...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A Michigan couple remains behind bars in a Mexican prison, accused of breaching a timeshare contract — but their lawyer said the resort that filed the criminal complaint...
View ArticleVictims of fatal immigration station fire remembered
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Human rights activists gathered late Thursday in Juarez, Mexico, to remember the 40 victims of a fatal fire at an immigration station and to renew their call for...
View ArticleNoem discusses crime, migration during first visit to Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem landed in Mexico on Friday to cap off a tour to three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation. Noem's first...
View ArticleArmy Strykers deployed along Mexican border
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (Border Report) – Miles of Mexican border can be seen with the naked eye in daytime from atop a hill in the southern tip of Sunland Park. With an array of electronic sensors,...
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Cause of death determined for 3 young American women who died at Belize resort
(KTLA) - A cause of death has been determined for three young women from the United States found dead in their hotel room at a resort in San Pedro, Belize, late last month, NBC News reported. The...
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