The discovery occurred last Sunday when agents noticed something peculiar about the tractor-trailer. After a detailed search, over a ton (3,000 lbs) of carrot-shaped packages were found mixed in with the real vegetable.
After the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge, a swarm of new internet challenges emerged such as the #EBTongueTwister (raising awareness for the Sohana Research…
via BBC News Two former officers of the US Border Patrol have been found guilty of using their position to smuggle hundreds of illegal immigrants across the border from Mexico for personal gain. Raul Villarreal and his brother, Fidel, were also convicted of accepting bribes and conspiring to launder money. Before the case, Raul Villarreal […]
via CNN Twenty-two Carnival Cruise Lines passengers were robbed of valuables and their passports during a shore excursion in the Mexico seaside resort of Puerto Vallarta, cruise officials said late Saturday. The passengers were robbed Thursday during a guided trail excursion, according to a statement released by the cruise line. The cruise line did not […]
MEXICO CITY– Police found a woman’s decapitated body in a Mexican border city on Saturday, alongside a handwritten sign saying she was killed in retaliation for her postings on a social networking site. Drug Gangs Accused Of Killing U.S. Consulate Employees In Mexico America’s Recession Proof Drug Economy Fuels Mexican Violence The gruesome killing may […]
Most headlines involving Mexico over the past few years have revolved around some sort of drug cartel shootings, kidnappings or most recently, arson. Although the whole nation of Mexico is certainly not smothered in violence, many people in border towns are scared for their lives. Of the 40,000 deaths that have occurred since 2006 connected […]
MEXICO — Mexican authorities said they detained more than 500 illegal immigrants from Central America and Asia who were crammed inside two tractor-trailers heading toward the United States. CNN reports: X-ray equipment detected the immigrants at checkpoints in the southern state of Chiapas, the state attorney general’s office said. The drivers of both trucks sped […]
Via BBC News US Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual has resigned amid a row over leaked diplomatic cables in which he doubted Mexico’s ability to tackle drug gangs. The dispute flared last month when Mexican President Felipe Calderon accused Mr Pascual of “ignorance”. He said the US cables, released by Wikileaks in December, had […]
The entire police force in a small Mexican town abruptly resigned Tuesday after its new headquarters was viciously attacked by suspected drug cartel gunmen.
WASHINGTON – Determined to show a commitment to stopping the flow of illegal immigrants, the Senate convened a special session Thursday and passed a $600 million bill to put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border. The voice vote in the nearly empty Senate chamber sends the legislation to President Barack Obama, who planned […]
A string of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.2 quake that could be felt across Baja California, Arizona and southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries and only limited reports of damages from that quake, […]
