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Sentences handed down for 2 trying to smuggle guns, ammo into Mexico
by Jennifer CruzThe two were stopped last March when they attempted to cross the border into Mexico with two AK-47s, magazines, ammo, and a tripod for a .50-caliber.
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Drug-chucking catapult seized at US-Mexico border
by Jennifer CruzU.S. authorities confiscated nearly 50 pounds of pot, while Mexican authorities seized the catapult, which was affixed to the south side of the fence.
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New Mexico’s Most Wanted fugitive captured trying to cross US border
by Jennifer CruzRuiz, a known gang member with a violent criminal history, was a fugitive wanted on gun and drug charges since last summer.
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Border Patrol intercepts over $3M in illegal cash headed to Mexico
by Jennifer CruzAuthorities say it was the largest seizure of smuggled cash in San Diego County’s history.
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CA couple arrested after Customs agents find dead toddler in duffel bag (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThey said the child was not theirs, but authorities are unsure to whom the little girl belonged, how she died or why they were taking the body to Mexico.
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Guns N’ Roses caught at Canadian border with a gun (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzAxl Rose used the classic “wasn’t my gun” excuse and said border officials were very nice and understanding.
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Wrong turn near Mexican border lands FBI’s most wanted fugitive in custody
by Jennifer CruzAfter winding up at the US border, Policarpio gave authorities with a fake name and no identification, before a fingerprint search revealed he was wanted.
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CBP seizes guns ammo heading into Mexico
by Chris EgerJust three days after U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 5,560 rounds of ammunition at the Port of Nogales, an SUV with two rifles and more ammo was interdicted at the same crossing.
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Rifle from El Chapo’s hideout linked to ‘Fast and Furious’
by Chris EgerReports from Arizona link several of the firearms seized from the hotel hideaway of notorious narco Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to that state including one sold under the ATF's gun walking fiasco.
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$500K worth of pot found in fake carrots (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzAltogether, there were about 3,000 fake carrots mixed in with a commercial shipment of real carrots coming out of Mexico.
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Armed citizens in Arizona lend helping hand to Border Patrol
by Jennifer CruzThe group's field operations director, Tim Foley, said the group is simply an extra set of eyes and ears for the grossly understaffed Border Patrol.
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Feds find 2,600-foot drug smuggling tunnel through US border, 12 tons of pot
by Jennifer CruzThe tunnel, which is the length of eight football fields, has been under watch by authorities since May and no drugs are believed to have made it through.
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