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Drug cartel

Yanira Maldonado, 42, accompanied by her husband, Gary, speaks to the media after arriving home, Friday, May 31, 2013 in Goodyear, Ariz. Maldonado was released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013 after being jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge. She was released after court officials reviewed her case. Maldonado was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of Marijuana under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Jun 3, 2013

Woman’s jailing in Mexico highlights tourist risks

The weeklong detention of an American woman after Mexican authorities said they found 12 pounds of marijuana under her bus seat illustrates just one of the perils Americans face while traveling south of the border.

Dec 8, 2011

Panel chairman blasts Justice Dept. on gun probe

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee accuses the Justice Department of giving inconsistent statements about what he calls a reckless and dangerous law enforcement program.

Dec 6, 2011

PROMISES, PROMISES: Securing US border impossible

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have promised to complete a nearly 1,950-mile fence. Michele Bachmann wants a double fence. Ron Paul pledges to secure the nation's southern border by any means necessary, and Rick Perry says he can secure it without a fence a�� and do so within a year of taking office as president.

Oct 26, 2010

Retired police chiefs: First Things First reduces crime down the road

Helping at-risk children develop social skills and the ability to learn before they enter school prevents crime in the long run, retired Mesa Police Chief Dennis Donna said Monday.

Oct 15, 2010

Off with their heads!

Brewer's campaign had a good laugh yesterday at a Phoenix Business Journal blog posted by reporter Mike Sunnucks that proclaimed the governor would use a recent beheading in Chandler to back up her previously unsupported claims that there have been drug-cartel-related beheadings in Arizona.

Aug 10, 2010

Man gets 4 years in providing guns to drug cartels

The leader of an arms smuggling conspiracy that supplied more than 100 assault rifles and other weapons to a Mexican drug cartel has been sentenced to just under four years in prison.

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