A 39-year-old Agua Prieta, Son., woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle 425 pounds of marijuana through the Douglas Port of Entry on Tuesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.... 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»
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»
A 40-year-old Agua Prieta, Son., man was arrested Saturday for trying to smuggle more than 265 pounds of marijuana in the United States.... Read more»
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents seized almost 3,400 pounds of marijuana worth nearly $1.7 million in separate incidents over the weekend in the West Desert, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Monday.... Read more»
A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug trafficking organization was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for moving tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana and hundreds of pounds of heroin and cocaine into the U.S.... Read more»
More than 1,500 pounds of marijuana and a stolen pickup were seized Tuesday night in the West Desert.... Read more»
Seven suspected drug smugglers were arrested and 40 pounds of meth, 3 pounds of cocaine and more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana were seized by border agents in three incidents over the weekend.... Read more»
A Montana woman and her son were arrested Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly 1,200 pounds of marijuana into the United States from Mexico.... Read more»
When leaders want to revise their drug laws, they go to Ethan Nadelmann for advice. GlobalPost interviewed him about the state of the “legalize it” debate in the Americas.... Read more»
As some Latin American leaders call for legalization of narcotics, Peru — a leading coca grower — remains opposed. A former anti-drug czar-turned-dissident explains why.... Read more»1
Speaking at the Summit of the Americas, President Barack Obama on Saturday told Latin American leaders that legalization was not the answer to the drug war.... Read more»1
The growing backlash against the U.S.-led drug war, including bold new talk of drug decriminalization from some Latin American countries, will likely be chatter at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas.... Read more»
Four children were in the custody of Child Protective Services after Border Patrol agents found them in vehicles being used to smuggle illegal immigrants in separate incidents over the weekend.... Read more»
A Mexican national was arrested after more than 1,800 pounds of marijuana was found hidden in a shipment of cucumbers bound for the U.S.... Read more»
An Arizona lawmaker wants the state’s Board of Pharmacy to be given the power to ban ingredients found in synthetic drugs such as bath salts.... Read more»
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