Cartel drug smuggling
Ali Bradley and Katie Smith 1 week ago (new nation) — Drug cartels remain innovative in their approach to cross-border drug trafficking, creating pathways for fentanyl and other substances to enter the United States. Coconuts, crutches, car batteries, coffee cans, and carrots all have one thing in common. See where cartel members were arrested in […]
As Arizona looks to defund border security, cartels move smuggling efforts west
Influx expected as Texas ramps up border security efforts, Arizona cuts funding bethany blankleyCenter Square contributor (Center Square) – Since Governor Katie Hobbs took office in January, the number of illegal aliens entering Arizona has increased, primarily in the Tucson sector of US Customs and Border Protection. Illegal border crossings are also rising further west, […]
As Arizona looks to defund border security, cartels move smuggling efforts that direction
(Center Square) – Since Governor Katie Hobbs took office in January, the number of illegal aliens entering Arizona has increased, primarily in the Tucson sector of US Customs and Border Protection. Illegal border crossings are also rising further west, due to several factors, including Texas expanding its border security efforts, so law enforcement officials say […]
Arizona County Sees 377% Surge in Human Smuggling, 610% Hike in Fentanyl Under Biden
March 2, 2023 | | judicial oversight Conditions along the southwest border have deteriorated significantly under President Joe Biden, with 377 cases of human smuggling and trafficking in the last two years in a county in Arizona, about an hour’s drive from Mexico. % increase, with a shocking 610% increase in fentanyl. Pills seized by […]
Toys Served As Cover For Trio Accused Of Smuggling Drugs Into Massachusetts
Three people have appeared in federal court in Boston for their involvement in a conspiracy to move dozens of controlled substances in boxes of children’s goods, according to federal officials. Denise Guyette, 29, of Woonsocket, RI; Gerardo Garza, 47, of Yuma, Arizona; was charged with conspiracy to possess On Friday, February 17, the Massachusetts U.S. […]
Fiscal 2023 Q1: 260 prosecuted for human smuggling into Arizona
bethany blankleyCenter Square contributor (The Center Square) – In the first three months of fiscal 2023, the Arizona District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against approximately 1,456 aliens who illegally entered and then re-entered the United States. He has also filed 260 lawsuits against accused individuals. Smuggling illegal aliens in Arizona. The cases are from […]
Fiscal 2023 Q1: 260 prosecuted for human smuggling into Arizona | National News
(The Center Square) – In the first three months of fiscal 2023, the Arizona District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against approximately 1,456 aliens who illegally entered and then re-entered the United States. He has also filed 260 lawsuits against accused individuals. Smuggling illegal aliens in Arizona. The cases are from the U.S. Customs and […]
Man allegedly drove 100mph+ in a 35mph zone during human smuggling attempt in Cochise County
Cochise County, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – An 18-year-old boy has been arrested in Cochise County on suspicion of smuggling five illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexico border. On Tuesday, Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputies tried to stop a 2010 Dodge Charger with a temporary license plate on State Route 80. Arizona Department of Public Safety officers spotted […]
Maricopa County detention officer accused of smuggling drugs
PHOENIX (AP) — A Maricopa County detainee has been arrested for trying to smuggle drugs into the prison system. Sheriff Paul Penzone announced the arrest of Officer Andrés Salazar at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. Salazar, who works at Lower Buckeye Prison, was found with nearly 100 pills that tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl, […]
Cash-Strapped Airman Dejion Nicholas Caught Smuggling Migrants, Feds Say
An active-duty U.S. Air Force soldier faces federal indictment after a Border Patrol agent said he found six illegal immigrants hiding in his vehicle. Senior Airman Digion Davies Nicholas was arrested near Eloy, Arizona last Saturday. According to a criminal complaint obtained by The Daily Beast,Nicholas is a senior airman with the 355th Force Support […]
