Law enforcement catching a child rapist? Good work. Federal authorities equipped to catch a man who made child porn on his phone? Awesome. Enter mission creep. It is difficult to have a problem with federal authorities apprehending a grown man
John Dodson, the ATF agent who blew the whistle on the the Justice Department’s blood-soaked gun-trafficking operation known as Fast and Furious, told the Arizona Republic in an interview, Thursday, that the FBI played a key role in events leading to
A recent battle between Mexican authorities and a cartel in the popular Mexican resort town of Puerto Penasco, also known as Rocky Point, involved Blackhawk helicopter gunships, according to the Mexican government. The operation was reportedly aimed at a Sinaloa cartel
The Department of Homeland Security raided a Massachusetts strip club that was reportedly peddling counterfeit Red Sox and Patriots apparel for lap dances. According to the Boston Herald, “Employees at the Foxy Lady Brockton were wearing some of the knock-off
(AP) Helicopter gunships used in Mexico resort battleBy MARK STEVENSONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYTwo government helicopter gunships opened fire on 10 vehicles fleeing a luxury beach condo complex during this week’s gun battle at the Gulf of California resort of Puerto Penasco,
A United States federal judge has accused President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of being complicit in helping Mexican drug cartels and felons inside America smuggle illegal aliens into the country. In a court order he signed on
A large narcotics ring based near the Arizona/Mexico border has been busted by U.S. authorities. The ring, identified by authorities as the Navarro Drug Trafficking Organization, was based in a small town on the notorious Peck Canyon Corridor where Border
The corpse of a Mexican national who entered the U.S. illegally has been found in the U.S. According to authorities, the man was tortured prior to his death. Though torture prior to murder is a trademark of the Mexican cartels
Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst announced a Texas-led three-week effort that he says reduced illegal immigration, smuggling, and human trafficking to a standstill in the Rio Grande River section of the U.S./Mexico border. The Lt. Governor spoke with me in
The opening prologue of the new tell-all book from Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) special agent John Dodson shows the ATF was made aware of concerns that someone in U.S. law enforcement might die as a result
(AP) Mexican drug cartels now make money exporting oreBy MARK STEVENSONAssociated PressMEXICO CITYMexican drug cartels looking to diversify their businesses long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, consuming an ever larger swath of the country’s economy.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has released their 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary and revealed that both heroin and meth trafficking are increasing across the U.S./Mexico border–and that Mexican cartels, which the DEA refers to as Transnational Criminal
October was another bloody month for the city of Chicago, as the city suffered 34 homicides, 29 from fatal shootings, and 98 more shot and injured. Seven more people have been killed thus far in November, bringing the murder total
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has uncovered a massive tunnel Mexican cartels created to smuggle drugs and possibly human beings from Mexico into the United States. Authorities are describing the tunnel as “an elaborate cross border tunnel.” The tunnel
Mexico has found a new heroine: A 12-year-old math whiz from a state plagued by drug violence who was dubbed “The Next Steve Jobs” by a US magazine. The youngest of eight children from a modest family, Paloma Noyola was
Outrage about HealthCare.gov and millions losing health plans should scare the wits out of liberals. With enough money, the morass can be fixed, but it lay bear the limits of tax and spend to buy voter allegiance. The liberal formula is quite
A large-scale narcotics investigation and sentencing in Montana hasrevealed that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has enteredthe enforcement of U.S. war on drugs. The EPA has full federal lawenforcement capabilities, and their charter allows them to participate inthe
A Georgia law enforcement officer was arrested last week for allegedly offering to provide uniformed protection for the trafficking of methamphetamine. Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Strickland was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on federal charges on
Harold “Noonie” Ward, a former high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples, one of America’s largest street gangs, claims the deadly violence that is plaguing Rahm Emanuel’s “world class city” of Chicago is because Mexican drug cartels are being allowed by
Two former U.S. soldiers have been arrested and charged as part of an international conspiracy to distribute cocaine and assassinate a U.S. DEA agent. Several foreign former military members were also arrested as part of the same organization. Americans Joseph
Oklahoma City — An illegal alien from Mexico who was previously deported has been sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison after having been found to have re-entered the U.S. illegally to participate in a methamphetamine operation. Elias Vega Amado,
New Mexico — An active duty member of the U.S. Army has admitted to his role in smuggling illegal aliens for what authorities are calling a Mexican “transnational criminal organization,” according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. federal court.
“Despite Mexican government statistics adding up to more than 110,000 murders during Calderón’s term, the international press continues to report estimates of the death toll in Mexico ranging from 50,000 to ‘more than 60,000.’” — Molly Molloy, border and Latin
Mexican police have detained the alleged leader of the Juarez drug cartel, a 47-year-old man known as “Ugly Betty,” authorities said. Alberto Carrillo Fuentes was arrested by federal police in the western state of Nayarit and he was later questioned
A 60-year old woman working for the National Park Service has been critically hurt in an attack in Arizona near the Mexican border. Authorities have not stated if the attack came from a Mexican national who entered the U.S. illegally,
