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Trial to start in Zetas cartel racehorse case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 13th

By JUAN A. LOZANOAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) - One of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels intended a racehorse-buying operation to be a clandestine means of laundering its illegal proceeds in the United States, prosecutors say. But with the millions of dollars spent - sometimes in

Budget cuts border security, immigrant detention

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 28th

By CRISTINA SILVA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Marco Antonio Durazo had been awaiting deportation from an Arizona detention center for six months when an officer came to get him from his cell. "Obama doesn't have any money," the officer said. "We found it very funny,"

Mexican beauty queen killed in shootout

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By MARTIN DURANAssociated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) - A 20-year-old state beauty queen died in a gun battle between soldiers and the alleged gang of drug traffickers she was traveling with in a scene befitting the hit movie "Miss Bala," or "Miss Bullet," about Mexico's not uncommon ties

FBI: Reward helped capture fugitive in Mexico

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A murder suspect on the FBI's most wanted list gained weight and switched identities to evade authorities for 14 years, but his notoriety and a $100,000 reward finally led to his capture, the agency said Monday. Jose "Joe" Luis Saenz was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico, on

Texas lawyer accused of helping cartel denied bond

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A West Texas lawyer charged with trying to launder $600 million for a Mexican drug cartel was an informant for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement while he was moving large amounts of cash behind the agency's back, a federal

Soldier, accomplice guilty in murder-for-hire case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A U.S. soldier was convicted Thursday in a murder-for-hire scheme in which prosecutors say he agreed to help kill a man for undercover agents posing as members of a Mexican drug cartel in exchange for drugs and cash. A federal jury in

Horses tied to Mexican drug cartel auctioned in US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - More than 300 horses that the U.S. government says were purchased as part of a Mexican drug cartel's money-laundering operation were put up for auction Thursday in Oklahoma City. Some of the 340 quarter horses auctioned at the Heritage

Daughter of Mexican drug lord held in San Diego

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said, becoming the latest family member to become ensnared in U.S. courts

APNewsBreak: Daughter of Mexican drug lord held

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 16th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - The daughter of one of the world's most sought-after drug lords has been charged with trying to enter the United States on someone else's passport, U.S. officials said Monday. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday

Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 11th

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. and Central American gang infamous for hacking