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Busy Weekend on the border with more than 6500 pounds of pot seized

Sep 162008

16/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 09:09 on 16/09/2008 Comments Off

Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana over the weekend in four separate busts, according to Laredo Sector Border Patrol The most recent seizure occurred Monday at Texas 16 traffic checkpoint. Hebbronville agents observed a white pickup truck heading northbound make an abrupt U-turn prior to reaching the checkpoint. Agents observed the driver of the vehicle pull onto the south side of the road and exit the vehicle. The driver quickly jumped over a barbed wire fence and fled into the brush. Agents saw several bundles of marijuana wrapped in cellophane in plain view inside the passenger ….Read More

Ex-Border Patrol Agent Admits Abusing Illegal Immigrants

Aug 192008

19/08/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:50 on 19/08/2008 Comments Off

A former Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty Tuesday to hitting an illegal Guatemalan immigrant in the face with his pistol and to putting the barrel of his pistol against the head of another illegal immigrant while interrogating him. Santiago Perez, of Edinburg, admitted Tuesday in federal court in Houston to both cases of violating the civil rights of the two immigrants while working as a South Texas Border Patrol agent in 2006 and 2007. “Those who are sworn to uphold the laws are equally bound to follow them,” U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle said in a statement Tuesday. “An injustice has ….Read More

The Rule of Law – But only as it applies to your ideology

Jul 302008

30/07/2008 Posted by PMC at 11:20 on 30/07/2008 3 Responses »

The Rule of Law - But only as it applies to your ideology

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down it’s ruling yesterday in the case of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean and Justice was affirmed. US Judge Katherine Carbone was foud to have run a fair trial and the verdict hinged on who the Jury or 12 chose to believe. The Prosecution or the Defense. They chose the former. Reaction to the ruling is about what one would suspect. but with a few surprises. WND seemed to get the jump on everyone, not surprising since Jerome Corsi has been instrumental in having this case tried in the Court of ….Read More

[JUSTICE AFFIRMED] 5th Circuit Court Upholds conviction on Ramos and Compean

Jul 282008

28/07/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:04 on 28/07/2008 Comments Off

[JUSTICE AFFIRMED] 5th Circuit Court Upholds conviction on Ramos and Compean

The circuit court said today that “the trial of the case was conducted fairly and without reversible error.” It affirmed the men’s convictions on five counts each, including counts of discharge of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, which the court said carries a minimum term of

Border Patrol Seizures Steady

Jul 152008

15/07/2008 Posted by PMC at 10:17 on 15/07/2008 2 Responses »

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents made several drug seizures in the past few days, netting an estimated $5.6 million worth of illegal drugs.The latest case occurred Monday morning when agents working at the Interstate 35 checkpoint inspected the driver of a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo after a service canine alerted toward the car. Agents found 24 cellophane-wrapped bundles hidden behind the interior side panels near the back seat. Twenty-three of the bundles contained methamphetamines weighing 52.4 pounds with an estimated value of $1.6 million. The last bundle contained 2.4 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $76,800. The drugs, the driver ….Read More

Mexican Judge releases suspect in death of Border Patrol Agent

Jun 282008

28/06/2008 Posted by PMC at 12:34 on 28/06/2008 Comments Off

Amid fierce U.S. government protests over the release of a suspect in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, Mexico yesterday pledged close cooperation with U.S. authorities. But Mexican officials said they have yet to receive a request for his extradition or arrest. Jesús Navarro Montes, who is suspected of drug smuggling, is accused by U.S. authorities of driving a sport utility vehicle over agent Luis Aguilar in January near the U.S.-Mexico border west of Yuma. Navarro was released from a Mexicali prison earlier this month after Judge Laura Serrano Alderete, of the Baja California 12th District, cleared him ….Read More

Border Patrol agent charged with drug counts

Jun 112008

11/06/2008 Posted by PMC at 20:01 on 11/06/2008 Comments Off

Border Patrol agent charged with drug counts

McALLEN, Texas – A U.S. Border Patrol agent was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine for allegedly helping two Mexican men smuggle 11 bricks of cocaine into the United States. Reynaldo Zuniga, a 34-year-old Border Patrol agent from Harlingen, was paid to pick up one of the men along the Rio Grande and then drive him to a fast food restaurant in Hidalgo, where the other man would pick him up, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Zuniga, Luis Alfredo Cruz, 29, and Jose Luis Arteaga, 24, were arrested early Saturday morning, said Border Patrol spokesman Ricardo Rosas. All three ….Read More

El Paso commissioners pass anti-border wall resolution

May 062008

06/05/2008 Posted by PMC at 06:28 on 06/05/2008 Comments Off

EL PASO — County commissioners are opposing construction of a wall along the nation’s southern border with a resolution. The El Paso County Commissioners Court voted 3-1 Monday in favor of a resolution that calls for stopping the building of the border wall and says local law enforcement officials should not enforce federal immigration laws. The resolution also emphasizes placing a moratorium on immigration raids, ensuring the enforcement of labor laws and civil protection regardless of a worker’s immigration status and stopping programs that criminalize immigrants. Commissioner Veronica Escobar said the commissioners aren’t advocating having open borders or not enforcing ….Read More

It’s Springtime and Agents see surge in human smuggling

Mar 302008

30/03/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:58 on 30/03/2008 Comments Off

Though springtime typically sees a spike in illegal border crossings, activity has been heavier than usual in Laredo, immigration officials said. In the past two months, agents have thwarted several attempts to smuggle people in large tractor-trailers, charging 41 people — American truck drivers and others — with smuggling. They detained 376 undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America, each of whom paid $500 to $3,000 for the trip. The discoveries were made by Border Patrol agents working at inland checkpoint stations, such as the one on Interstate 35 north of Laredo. The agents turned the American truck drivers over ….Read More

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