Mexico will decriminalize some drug use

Jun 222009
 
 22/06/2009  Posted by PMC at 09:07 on 22/06/2009 Comments Off
Mexico will decriminalize some drug use

MEXICO CITY — Could Mexican cities become Latin Amsterdams, flooded by drug users seeking penalty-free tokes and toots? That is the fear, if somewhat overstated, of some Mexican officials, especially in northern border states that serve as a mecca for underage American drinkers. The Mexican legislature has voted quietly to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of pot, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs, an effort that in the past has proved highly controversial. There has been less protest this time around, in part because there hasn’t been much publicity. Some critics have suggested that easing the punishment on drug possession ….Read More

Texas DPS Trooper Arrested with Suitcases of Cocaine

Nov 252008
 
 25/11/2008  Posted by PMC at 05:02 on 25/11/2008 1 Response »
Texas DPS Trooper Arrested with Suitcases of Cocaine

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A state trooper has been charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine after police said they saw him accept two suitcases full of the drug in a parking lot. The U.S. Attorney’s office said in a statement that Department of Public Safety Trooper Jesus Rafael Larrazolo, 35, made his first appearance in federal court Monday. DPS spokeswoman Lisa Block said Larrazolo resigned shortly after his arrest Friday. Brownsville police and agents from the FBI’s Special Investigations Unit saw Larrazolo pull into a Best Buy parking lot next to another vehicle, then take two suitcases from it. ….Read More

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

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

Former American trucking company owner sentenced for drug smuggling

Jul 292008
 
 29/07/2008  Posted by PMC at 20:08 on 29/07/2008 1 Response »

McALLEN -(The Monitor) The former owner of an Edinburg. Texas trucking business was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for his role in a drug smuggling and money laundering ring. A federal jury in Houston found Ricardo Garcia Heredia, 44, of McAllen, guilty in May of multiple counts of conspiracy and drug possession. Prosecutors allege Garcia used his business – Edinburg-based Earth Transportation – as a front to recruit drivers for cocaine shipments that passed through the Rio Grande Valley on their way to Chicago.

Border Patrol Seizures Steady

Jul 152008
 
 15/07/2008  Posted by PMC at 10:17 on 15/07/2008 2 Responses »
Border Patrol Seizures Steady

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

Army units seize 3 tons of marijuana in Camargo Tamaulipas

Jun 122008
 
 12/06/2008  Posted by PMC at 06:17 on 12/06/2008 Comments Off
Army units seize 3 tons of marijuana in Camargo Tamaulipas

NUEVO LAREDO (MTNS) Almost 3 tons of marijuana was seized Monday outside the town of Camargo by units of the First Motorized Calvary, on routine patroi. Military units discovered two SUV’s abandoned next to a canal on a ranch close to town and upon investigation, found they contained 276 packages of marijuana wieghing 2,852 kilograms .It appeared the vehicles and their contents had been abandoned and no arrests were made. The drugs and vehicles were truned over to the AFI for further investigation. To date, as part of operations on the border to combat narcotics, the First Motorized Calvary stationed ….Read More

Up in Smoke – 4 tons of drugs and pirated CD’s destroyed by Federal Authorities

May 182008
 
 18/05/2008  Posted by PMC at 08:31 on 18/05/2008 Comments Off
Up in Smoke - 4 tons of drugs and pirated CD's destroyed by Federal Authorities

Nuevo Laredo. – More than 4 tons of marijuana in addition to other drugs and pirated CD’s,were destroyed yesterday by personnel of the Army in the presence of federal, state and municipal authorities. Operativo Permanente, has resulted in the seizure of enormous amounts of narcotics in Nuevo Laredo, Nuevo Guerrero, Cd. Mier, Miguel Alemán, Díaz Ordaz y Camargo, according to spokesmen from the First Motorized Cavalry regiment, headquartered in Nuevo Laredo. The contraband was turned over to the Military and State and local authorities by the Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), after being used as evidence in administrative and ….Read More

Mexico’s besieged police put to the test

May 172008
 
 17/05/2008  Posted by PMC at 00:38 on 17/05/2008 Comments Off
Mexico's besieged police put to the test

Calderon vows to press war on cartels despite the body count MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s security forces have been swept into the eye of the storm since President Felipe Calderon decided to get tough on the country’s drug-smuggling gangs. Once-untouchable federal officials have been assassinated in the streets. Out-gunned soldiers and police have battled gangsters armed with grenades and bazookas. Local police chiefs have resigned, a few fleeing to the United States for safety. Hundreds of police and soldiers have been sent early to their graves. Amid a fierce counteroffensive by the drug cartels, the question becomes: How long can, ….Read More

One dead in gun battle between Military and Narcos in Cd. Mier

May 022008
 
 02/05/2008  Posted by PMC at 10:46 on 02/05/2008 Comments Off
One dead in gun battle between Military and Narcos in Cd. Mier

NUEVO LAREDO – A gunfight between military forces and alleged drug traffickers that lasted more than an hour in the predawn hours Wednesday left one soldier dead and at least three others injured, authorities confirmed Thursday.An unknown number of traffickers also were killed and injured, authorities said. The assault occurred in Ciudad Mier, about 60 miles east of Nuevo Laredo, at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, said Gen. Rigoberto García Cortés, head of the border military forces headquartered in Nuevo Laredo, at a news conference Thursday. The national Defense Department reported that after the gunfight, soldiers searched two sport utility vehicles ….Read More

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