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fentanyl, border, smuggling
Jul 20, 2023

Remove lethal, illegal vapes from kids’ reach

Protecting children and young adults from dangerous drugs and unregulated products should be a top priority for elected officials in all levels of government. We are in the midst of a national crisis as fentanyl continues to spread across every corner of the country and unregulated vaping products multiply on store shelves targeting young children.

Maricopa County jail, overdose, Paul Penzone
May 8, 2023

5 inmates at metro Phoenix jail treated for drug overdoses

Five inmates at a Maricopa County jail have been treated and released from hospitals after overdosing, according to authorities.

drugs, border, Mexico, Manuel Gortari-Redondo, extradited, marijuana, Nebraska, Arizona, Tucson, interstate drug smuggling organization, money laundering, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, Mexico City
Jan 18, 2023

Hobbs, legislature should prioritize funding for Border Strike Task Force

As the head of agencies that benefit from the state investment in law enforcement activities related to border crime, the Arizona Sheriff’s Association members urge Gov. Katie Hobbs to consider the important work done using the border task force dollars that have gone for local law enforcement throughout the state.

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Mercury,Griner, WNBA, penal colonies, Russia, Mordovia, Viktor Bout, prisoner exchange, Biden, White House,
Dec 9, 2022

Griner’s release raises questions about lingering impact of Russian penal colony imprisonment

As many celebrated the news of Brittney Griner’s release Thursday, others addressed the conditions of Russian penal colonies, raising questions about the lingering impact that could have on the WNBA star.

drugs, border, Mexico, Manuel Gortari-Redondo, extradited, marijuana, Nebraska, Arizona, Tucson, interstate drug smuggling organization, money laundering, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, Mexico City
Dec 5, 2022

FBI says fugitive has been extradited from Mexico to Tucson

A fugitive wanted for his involvement in a criminal drug enterprise has been extradited from Mexico and returned to Tucson, but his wife and another co-conspirator remain at large, according to the FBI.

Oct 11, 2016

Legal pot could upend years of drug smuggling in Arizona

If Arizona's ballot measure passes, pot shops would soon arise in a place that has long been a center of drug smuggling. How drug cartels respond to legalization has been a focus of debate in Arizona.

Nov 23, 2015

Arizona governor wants major new spending on border security

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he wants the Legislature to approve "tens of millions of dollars" in new funding for a border security force made up of state police, a move intended to address border smuggling even as immigration and terrorism worries emerge as potent 2016 political issues.

Oct 18, 2013

Federal budget deal includes wildfire funds, border guarantees

Tucked inside the bill that reopened the federal government late Wednesday night was language guaranteeing that border-security measures, specifically radar surveillance blimps, would continue to be funded into 2014.

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.

Jan 27, 2011

Pot-firing catapult found at Arizona-Mexico border

Drug smugglers trying to get marijuana across the Arizona-Mexico border apparently are trying a new approach a�� a catapult.

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