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  DPS finds meth and cocaine hidden in Nogales schoolteacher's car

  

  Posted 2:00 PM 2/22/2012

  TUCSON - A man who told DPS officers he is a Nogales school teacher was arrested last night after nearly 20 pounds of meth and 12 pounds of cocaine were found in hidden compartments in his vehicle.

  Arizona Department of Public Safety officers stopped 32-year-old Ricardo Siqueiros on (More) • Photos (3)

  
  

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  Highway 90 checkpoint improvements complete

  Posted 3:48 PM 2/21/2012

  TUCSON - The Border Patrol checkpoint on State Route 80 near Huachuca City will reopen tonight after a four-month re-design project to reduce wait time for motorists and improve working conditions for agents.

  The new design now has two lanes, allowing for improved traffic flow and shorter (More)

  
  

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  Border Patrol finds pounds of meth, cocaine and pot hidden in vehicle

  

  Posted 1:41 PM 2/17/2012

  NOGALES - Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 19 checkpoint yesterday found 20 pounds of methamphetamine and 29 pounds of cocaine hidden in a vehicle.

  Nogales Station agents referred a vehicle for secondary inspection after a canine team alerted to it, according to a news (More)

  
  

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  Border Patrol seizes 1,300 pounds of pot, apprehends 3 Wednesday

  

  Posted 10:47 AM 2/17/2012

  TUCSON - On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents in Southern Arizona seized over 1,300 pounds of marijuana, worth about $681,500, in two separate incidents.

  Agents from the Casa Grande station found 19 abandoned burlap backpacks and four bundles of marijuana wrapped in cellophane after (More)

  
  

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  Smuggler scout living in West Desert found by new task force

  

  Posted 9:45 AM 2/16/2012

  FLORENCE - A multiagency task force formed one month ago has arrested 30 people, seized over five tons of marijuana and recovered 18 stolen vehicles.

  The West Desert Task Force was officially formed on January 16, 2012, with members from the Border Patrol, ICE, and the Pinal County (More)

  
  

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  Construction finished on 6 miles of new border fence near Douglas

  

  Posted 3:20 PM 2/15/2012

  DOUGLAS - A project to replace six miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Douglas was completed this morning, increasing the height, depth and strength of the fencing.

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection replaced the "landing mat" panel fencing with an 18-foot "Bollard" fence (More) • Photos (2)

  
  

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  More than 24 pounds of cocaine seized at San Luis

  Posted 4:37 PM 2/14/2012

  SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) - Federal authorities say they've seized more than 24 pounds of cocaine at the San Luis Port in southern Arizona. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office say a 45-year-old Yuma man attempting to enter the United States was (More)

  
  

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  CBP seize nearly 17 pounds of meth at Ariz border

  Posted 8:47 AM 2/14/2012

  NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office say they've seized nearly 17 pounds of methamphetamine in southern Arizona. Officers working Saturday at the Mariposa Port referred a 22-year-old Nogales resident for a secondary (More)

  
  

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  Customs and Border Protection seize close to $169K in undeclared currency in AZ

  Posted 9:12 PM 2/13/2012

  NOGALES (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Tucson Field Office say they've seized nearly $169,000 in unreported U.S. currency from a man headed for Mexico through southern Arizona.

  Officers conducting outbound inspections Sunday at the Dennis DeConcini Port (More)

  
  

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  Operation Silver Bell yields 241 arrests, nearly 2 tons of pot

  

  Posted 12:27 PM 2/13/2012

  TUCSON - Nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana, 19 vehicles, and five firearms were seized, and 241 people arrested during a 14-day multiagency operation focused in the Silver Bell and Sawtooth Mountain areas, west of Interstate 10.

  Operation Silver Bell, which ran from January 29 to February (More) • Photos (3)