Officials OK agreement for county jail officers in Arizona to have federal immigration powersOctober 7th, 2009 Arizona sheriff's immigration deal clears hurdlePHOENIX — County officials in Arizona have approved an agreement that would let 60 county jail officers continue to check on the immigration status of jail inmates. Wednesday's 3-2 vote by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors moves Sheriff Joe Arpaio a step closer to renewing a deal that grants special federal immigration powers to jail officers.
Venezuela says American pilot sought by US for cocaine smuggling being returned homeOctober 1st, 2009 Venezuela turns over drug suspect wanted by USCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's top security official says an American pilot wanted in the United States on cocaine-smuggling charges has been turned over to representatives of the U.S. State Department to be taken home.
Venezuela says it captures pilot sought by US since 2007 on cocaine trafficking chargesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Venezuela captures drug suspect wanted by USCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's justice minister says police have captured an American pilot wanted on cocaine smuggling charges in the United States. Justice minister Tareck El Aissami says the 38-year-old suspect, Julio Mendez, has been sought by the U.S.
Three foreigners arrested with cocaine in DelhiSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A couple from Africa and an Afghan national have been arrested in the capital for dealing in cocaine, police said Tuesday. Sleuths of the Narcotics Cell arrested Tonito De Silva, 30, his wife Salaw Volanlu, 29, and the Afghan national identified as Asadullah near 3D cinema in Lajpat Nagar area of Delhi Monday.
US arrests American Airlines workers on suspicion of drug smuggling at Puerto Rico airportSeptember 15th, 2009 US targets smugglers at Puerto Rico airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday.
Eucadorean police seize half-ton of processed cocaine marked as fertilizer; 2 arrestedSeptember 8th, 2009 Ecuador police bust half-ton of processed cocaineQUITO, Ecuador — Police in Ecuador say they have seized a half-ton of processed cocaine disguised as a shipment of fertilizer. The nation's anti-drug chief, Col.
Punjabi-origin trucker nabbed in US for smuggling drugsSeptember 1st, 2009 TORONTO - A Punjabi-origin Indo-Canadian trucker driver was arrested Monday by US authorities for trying to smuggle marijuana from Canada. Forty-year-old driver Gurmit Singh of North York on the outskirts of Toronto was arrested on the Canada-US border in New York State Monday after he was found carrying 353 pounds of marijuana in his truck cargo.
California man driving truck carrying illegal immigrants indicted on smuggling chargesAugust 27th, 2009 Man indicted in Arizona on human smuggling chargesTUCSON, Ariz. — A man arrested in Arizona while driving a refrigerated truck carrying nearly 100 illegal immigrants has been indicted on federal smuggling charges.
16 indicted in Southern California in drug smuggling probe targeting Mexico's Sinaloa cartelAugust 26th, 2009 16 indicted in California in drug-smuggling probeIMPERIAL, Calif. — Sixteen people were indicted and hundreds of pounds of cocaine seized in a sting against Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Wednesday.
Venezuela: Collaboration with US Coast Guard led to drug bust in Caribbean SeaAugust 21st, 2009 Venezuela helps US seize cocaine-laden shipCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela says its collaboration with U.S. authorities led to the seizure of about a ton of cocaine aboard a ship in the Caribbean Sea.
Arizona sheriff's deputies raid paper company seeking illegal immigrants, arrest 44August 14th, 2009 Arizona sheriff raids firm seeking illegal workersPHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff who has aggressively cracked down on illegal immigration sent deputies into a Phoenix paper plant where they arrested 44 employees suspected of identity theft or immigration violations. Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Thursday's raid on the Royal Paper Converting Co.
SF Zoo tiger attack victim arrested after traffic stopJuly 28th, 2009 SF Zoo tiger attack victim arrestedSAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose man attacked by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo has been arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Sheriff says suspects in southern Arizona home invasion planned to kill familyJune 13th, 2009 Sheriff: Arizona home invaders wanted all deadTUCSON, Ariz. — Two of three people arrested in a fatal southern Arizona home invasion had connections to a Washington state anti-illegal immigration group that conducts border watch activities in Arizona.
Mexico captures drug cartel suspect wanted in US for smuggling $2 million in cocaine profitsJune 8th, 2009 Mexico captures drug cartel suspect wanted in USMEXICO CITY — Mexican police have captured a woman wanted in the United States for allegedly smuggling $2 million in cocaine-trafficking profits for a powerful drug cartel. The Attorney General's Office says Olga Lerma was arrested in western Jalisco state after police spent three months tracking her movements.
Vitamin "C" as in coke: Dutch man, 76, arrested in Rome for smuggling cocaine in orangesApril 30th, 2009 Elderly man arrested in Italy for coke in orangesROME — The elderly man claimed he needed the oranges in his suitcase to keep up his vitamin C level, but Italian police soon realized the "C'' stood for cocaine. Customs officers in Rome on Thursday arrested a 76-year-old Dutch man who tried to smuggle in more than 13 pounds (six kilograms) of cocaine packed into oranges that had been emptied of their pulp.
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