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New Border Patrol Facility Opens
By Miriam Raftery New Campo Border Patrol facility (photo credit: Leon Thompson) Public reactions varied to a new Border Patrol/Homeland Security facility in East County varied sharply. One local conservative
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SUSPECT ARRAIGNED IN MURDER OF AGENT ROSAS; ANOTHER REMAINS AT LARGE
October 15, 2011 (San Diego) — United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Marcos Rodríguez-Perez, one of five individuals charged with being involved in the death of Customs and
BORDER PATROL INTERCEPTS $8.2 MILLION IN NARCOTICS AT SAN DIEGO BORDERS
September 19, 2011 (San Diego)–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated more than 8,800 pounds of marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine valued at $8.2 million at San Diego border stations in
HUNTER AUTHORS BILL TO FORCE DEPORTATION OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
September 16, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (R-El Cajon) has introduced H.R, 2952, a measure requiring immigration officials to expedite deportation of undocumented immigrants.
READER RECALLS CLOSE CALL AT BORDER CROSSING COLLAPSE
By Miriam Raftery September 14, 2011 (San Diego) – I-5 is now open and a SIG alert cancelled following collapse of a construction platform that landed on vehicles and
TRAVELERS’ ALERT: PLATFORM COLLAPSES ON CARS AT SAN YSIDRO BORDER CROSSING
Border crossing closed to northbound traffic; multiple injuries reported September 14, 2011 (San Ysidro) – All northbound lanes are closed at the San Ysidro border crossing, where a construction
HOT POT: BORDER PATROL SEIZES TON OF MARIJUANA IN TRUCK CARRYING HOT SAUCE
By Miriam Raftery September 7, 2011 (San Diego) — A load of hot sauce hauled by a Mexican trucker had a secret ingredient: more than a ton
BORDER CROSSER SHOT BY PROPERTY OWNER IN JACUMBA
August 26, 2011 (Jacumba) – An “international traveler” who crossed the U.S.-Mexican border was shot by a property owner in Jacumba around 5:27 p.m. yesterday. The shooting occurred in the
IRAQI ORGANIZED CRIME RING BUSTED IN EL CAJON; GROUP LINKED TO SINALOA MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL
“Operation Shadowbox” arrests 60; Suspects at Chaldean Social Club sold improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to undercover officers By Miriam Raftery August 18, 2011 (El Cajon) – Swat
CONGRESSMEN HUNTER AND FILNER JOIN BIPARTISAN CHARGE TO END CROSS-BORDER TRUCKING PROGRAM
Push comes as major drug busts made at border involving Mexican trucks By Jeremy Los May 22, 2011- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) is leading a bi-partisan push
CINCO DE MAYO: A GREAT BATTLE, A GREAT VICTORY
An essay by Patrick Osio, Jr. May 5, 2011 (San Diego) — On May 5, 1862, Mexican troops defeated an invading French army in the outskirts of Puebla,