Authorities in Mexico have arrested a senior member of the violent Zetas drug cartel who is suspected of being involved in the torture and murders of four marines last month.... Read more»
A 38-year-old Mexican man was sentenced to 71 months in prison for illegal re-entry of an aggravated felon.... Read more»
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized $1.9 million in marijuana hidden among produce Monday and arrested a 46-year-old Mexican woman Tuesday, who was accused of trying to smuggle $205,000 worth of methamphetamine through the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales.... Read more»
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will drop his congressional bid and seek re-election, he told supporters in an email Friday morning.... Read more»
The police are supposed to protect and serve our communities, not divide them. At its core, this is an abuse of power case involving a sheriff and sheriff’s office that disregarded the Constitution.... Read more»
The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint Thursday against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, alleging racial profiling, discrimination in the Maricopa County Jail, and illegal retaliation against critics of the sheriff. “Arpaio ... intentionally and systematically discriminated against Latinos,” the department said.... Read more»
A would-be al-Qaeda suicide bomber was in fact a Saudi Arabian intelligence operative who turned over the bomb to his agency and the CIA.... Read more»
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking for three young men who robbed an East Side Circle K in April.... Read more»1
An 18-year-old San Luis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling heroin into the United States from Mexico.... Read more»
A former loan officer and Tucson resident has been charged with fraud and making false statements on loan applications in a case involving $1.4 million in home loans.... Read more»
“Inside the Overpass,” a mural at the intersection of 29th Street and Columbus Boulevard will be unveiled Wednesday. It is the result of two years of youth-driven work from the Boys & Girls Club.... Read more»
In War on Terror news, another pair of exploding tighty whities have been captured, making the world a safer place.... Read more»
The CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida’s Yemen affiliate to bomb a U.S.-bound airplane around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.... Read more»
Five men accused of being part of a drug-trafficking organization pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine.... Read more»
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four people and seized more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana valued at $633,500 in separate incidents Friday.... Read more»
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