Thread: Arrests, seizures, drug bust, etc. for 8/8/12

Colombia captures leader of violent drug cartel

CNN - 45 minutes ago

(CNN) -- Colombian authorities have captured the leader of a criminal group that once worked for Pablo Escobar, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Colombia captures leader of violent drug cartel - CNN.com

　
US looks to Belize for alleged ties to Sinaloa drug cartel

Los Angeles Times - 18 hours ago

MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. government's effort to dismantle Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel is a war with multiple fronts.
U.S. looks to Belize for alleged ties to Sinaloa drug cartel - latimes.com

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Texas News Releases
08/08/2012 12:31 PM EDT
Texas News Releases has been updated.

CBP Officers Seize Marijuana Worth $43,000
08/08/2012 12:31 PM EDT
Nogales, Ariz. - A 53-year-old male Mexican national was arrested Monday for attempting to smuggle nearly 87 pounds of marijuana into the United States through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 80 packages, worth an estimated $43,000, concealed inside metal compartments within all four of the truck's tires after a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to the vehicle. (more)

Nogales CBP Officers Seize $280,000 in Unreported Cash, Suspect Arrested
08/08/2012 12:31 PM EDT
Nogales, Ariz. - A 29-year-old male Mexican national was arrested Monday for allegedly attempting to smuggle $280,000 in unreported U.S. currency into Mexico through the Dennis DeConcini Port. Officers conducting outbound inspections last night referred Francisco Madero Mazon for a secondary inspection of his vehicle and found 14 packages of unreported currency hidden in the front bumper. (more)

CBP Officers at Dulles Seize Almost 4lbs Cocaine in Drink Boxes and Spice Bottle
08/08/2012 12:31 PM EDT
Sterling, Va. - Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized almost 4 pounds of cocaine hidden inside chocolate drink boxes and a spice bottle in two Guatemalan men's luggage shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday. (more)

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FBI E-Mail Updates

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Sheriff: Deputies seize 2K pounds of pot in fake van

August 08, 2012 11:18 AM

THE MONITOR

NEAR LA JOYA — Approximately 2,000 pounds of marijuana are off the streets after authorities stopped a cloned van Tuesday afternoon.

The seizure took place along U.S. 83 between La Joya’s and Peñitas’ city limits when members of the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Border Enforcement Unit noticed that the driver of a van traveling eastbound along the highway was not wearing a seatbelt, Hidalgo Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.

The sheriff’s deputies pulled the vehicle over but were quickly engaged in a foot pursuit after the driver of the van ran into the nearby brush area.

U.S. Border Patrol agents and a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter were called to assist in tracking down the driver but were not successful.

Inside the van, authorities found approximately 2,000 pounds of marijuana, Treviño said.

The van had decals passing itself off as a commercial vehicle for Johnson Control Inc., with the driver wearing what appeared to be a company uniform, the sheriff said.

Further investigation revealed that the license plates are from a company in Georgia while the vehicle is registered to an individual in McAllen and is not reported as stolen, Treviño said.

Investigators are working to identify the real owner of the van and confirm the identity of the driver.

“Cloning vehicles is a common practice, but we are very aware of it and keep our eye out for these types of vehicles,” Treviño said.

Deputies seize 2K pounds of pot in fake van | pounds, seize, deputies - Sheriff - Brownsville Herald

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