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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.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, migrants, immigration, Covid, pandemicBiden, Trudeau, summit, Mexico, Canada, North American Leaders Summit, migration, trade, foreign policy, diplomacy
Jan 11, 2023

Leaders of US, Canada, Mexico show unity despite friction

President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the near-annual North American Leaders Summit.

Biden, López Obrador, Justin Trudeau, Canada, Mexico, Trump, North America, energy, Caribbean,Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, Venezuela
Jan 10, 2023

Biden, López Obrador, Trudeau meet in Mexico City for summit

President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting for a series of talks on migration, trade and climate change on Tuesday as the three leaders try to mend tensions that have divided the continent.

Mar 7, 2022

Cochise County hopes anti-smuggling campaign will stop ‘load drivers’

The message from law enforcement is simple — come to Cochise County to transport migrants for a quick buck and you’re going to jail.  The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and... […]

Former GoDaddy CEO and Arizona gubernatorial candidate Christine Jones (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Jun 23, 2014

Jones says she’ll deploy National Guard to border

Christine Jones said she’ll deploy 1,200 Arizona National Guard troops to the Mexican border and build fencing along key smuggling routes if elected governor.

Nov 6, 2013

Plaintiffs appealing Arizona ruling on smuggling law

Both sides are now appealing a federal judge's ruling that Maricopa County's prosecution of people who arrange to be smuggled conflicts with federal law.

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.

Agent accused of smuggling pot jailed until trial
Dec 21, 2012

Agent accused of smuggling pot jailed until trial

A U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of smuggling marijuana earlier this month while on duty in southwestern Arizona will remain in jail while he awaits trial.

In this April 29,2010 file photo showing a drop house that was raided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety along with other law enforcement, yielding nine suspected illegal immigrants, three shown here, and three suspected human smugglers in Phoenix. Federal officials say the number of so-called "drophouses" discovered harboring illegal immigrants in the Phoenix area has decreased significantly over the last four years. They say the decrease is another indication that overall human smuggling activity in Arizona is declining. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)
Dec 19, 2012

Number of migrant drop houses in Phoenix way down

Federal officials say the number of so-called "drophouses" discovered harboring illegal immigrants in the Phoenix area has decreased significantly over the last four years.

Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit
Oct 16, 2012

Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.

Aug 23, 2012

Judge resets sentencing in Fast and Furious case

A new sentencing date has been set for a man who admitted to participating in a gun smuggling ring that was being monitored as part of the government's botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.

Jun 19, 2012

Accused Fast and Furious gun smuggler set to change plea

A man accused of buying guns for a smuggling ring is expected to change his plea in the federal government's botched investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.

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