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Big Rig Turns Into Clown Car

Mar 072009

07/03/2009 Posted by PMC at 10:06 on 07/03/2009 Comments Off

The Border Patrol says they found 25 illegal immigrants hiding inside a pair of semi trucks. About 10:30 p.m. on Thursday night, Border Patrol agents chased a group of suspected illegal immigrants into a parking lot at the Golden Acorn Casino. Officials said the group got into a cargo trailer via a trap door under the truck. Eventually, 17 people were found inside the trailer, officials said. While conducting surveillance of the parking lot, agents said, eight other illegal immigrants got into the cab a second truck. Both vehicles were stopped just before midnight as they left the parking lot. ….Read More

ICE Agents find immigrants hidden in Wal-Mart truck

Nov 182008

18/11/2008 Posted by PMC at 16:02 on 18/11/2008 Comments Off

ICE Agents find immigrants hidden in Wal-Mart truck

A Wal-Mart truck driver will face federal charges for allegedly trying to sneak illegal immigrants into the country in a company tractor-trailer. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Alejandro Hernandez, 50, after finding four Mexican nationals locked in the back of his 18-wheeler, according to court filings obtained Monday. Investigators believe Hernandez made at least five similar smuggling trips through the Falfurrias checkpoint in the last year and was working with another known coyote. “At Wal-Mart we expect our associates to conduct themselves in a lawful and ethical manner,” company spokesman Don Fogleman said. “This situation is of deep ….Read More

Mexico’s 10 percent plan for guns

Sep 242008

24/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 07:44 on 24/09/2008 Comments Off

“What’s clear, as we have often told many lawmakers in the U.S. Congress, is that the Second Amendment was not designed to arm criminal groups overseas, as is in fact occurring,” Medina said, referring to the amendment in the U.S. Constitution on the right to bear arms.

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

Think a border wall will do it? Think again!

Sep 022008

02/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 12:01 on 02/09/2008 Comments Off

Tunnel Found In Mexicali Two Blocks South Of The Border Police arrested eight men Monday afternoon, who are believed to be involved with digging a tunnel that was headed towards Calexico, Ca. The men were found on a corner house located on 134 Callejon Madero, just 2 blocks south of the border. Currently, they are being detained at the local police department in Mexicali, Mexico. At about 2 p.m. police says a concerned citizen called police and said there was suspicious active in the home. Minutes later police moved in to find 8 men digging a tunnel which was headed ….Read More

Border Patrol seizes more than 2 tons of pot in Escobares Texas

Aug 302008

30/08/2008 Posted by PMC at 21:52 on 30/08/2008 Comments Off

Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol seized more than two and a half tons of marijuana Wednesday. The drugs have a street value of more than $4 million. Agents at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station responded to suspicious activity Wednesday afternoon near Escobares in western Starr County. When agents came upon what appeared to be a narcotics packaging operation inside a corrugated metal building, two men attempted to flee the area, but were caught. Agents discovered several large bundles and an overwhelming marijuana odor that saturated the surrounding area. Further investigation revealed hundreds more bundles and packaging materials ….Read More

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

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

[Updated] Laredo Trucks Drivers, Others Charged in Massive Human Smuggling Scheme

Mar 262008

26/03/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:43 on 26/03/2008 Comments Off

They are believed to have smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants into the United States but now, 41 truck drivers, guides, brokers, recruiters and smuggling leaders are facing criminal charges. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents started the investigation in Laredo but made the arrests across several American cities over the last seven weeks. Investigators said the group used truck drivers to smuggle at least 376 illegal immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras into the United States. Most of the immigrants were discovered tractor trailers and attempting to pass through different checkpoints in and around Laredo. Most ….Read More

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