Heat-sensing cameras. Motion detectors. X-ray systems. Drones. Night-vision goggles. Helicopters. More than 11,000 border patrol officers, and more to be recruited. The United States is fielding an …
Five Agents Accused in Drug Case Released
America?s preoccupation with the drug war has for the last decade centered on Colombia and the enormous financial stake the US has invested in Plan Colombia. However, until recently, the US has …
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Brazilian police break up gang that “exported” migrants to U.S.
More than 30 people were arrested Tuesday by Brazilian police in a big operation to dismantle a network that smuggled undocumented migrants into the United States via Mexico, authorities said. After a …
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Mexican Presidential Race Tightens Up
Mexico City's fiery leftist mayor captured the hearts of the poor and disenfranchised and became the man to beat in the early race for Mexico's president. But three out of four polls released in the …
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Mexican Court Overturns Extradition Ban
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that suspects facing life in prison can be extradited, overturning a 4-year-old ban that had prevented many of the country's most notorious criminals from being …
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Huge cocaine bust at Mexican airport
Federal agents searching the cargo hold of a flight from Venezuela on Monday discovered at least 585 kilograms (1,290 pounds) of cocaine tucked inside 13 cardboard boxes -- one of the largest cocaine …
Bush tries balancing act on illegal immigration
President George W. Bush on Monday tried to balance differences in his own Republican Party over illegal immigration by rejecting amnesty and calling for a hardened Mexico border but also vowing the …
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Mexican drug-lord archetype going through changes
The capture of the low-profile physician who headed one of Mexico's big narcotics cartels has underscored a shift in the management of the billion-dollar business from showy thugs with jeweled …
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Border Wars
Banzai Run, a routine checkpoint between San Luis, Arizona, and Mexicali, Mexico, has been a challenge for US Border Patrol. Recently, a large number of illegal immigrants rushed the eight-foot …
Peru seizes alleged drugs kingpin
Police in Peru have arrested a former airline owner whom the United States accuses of being a "drugs kingpin". Fernando Zevallos is suspected of cocaine trafficking, murder and witness tampering, …