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AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 1st

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States - an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their

Underworld saint becoming more popular in US

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 4th

By RUSSELL CONTRERASAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A follower in New Orleans built a public shrine in her honor. An actor in Albuquerque credits her with helping him land a role on the TV show "Breaking Bad." She turns up routinely along the U.S.-Mexico border at safe houses, and is

Woman said to be drug lord's daughter is freed

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 19th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A pregnant woman who identified herself to U.S. border inspectors as a daughter of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord returned to Mexico after pleading guilty to an immigration charge. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, pleaded guilty in San

Family of slain Border Patrol agent sues officials

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched "Fast and Furious" gun operation, claiming they should have known it created a risk to law enforcement authorities. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded

2 dozen charged in Mexico-US meth smuggling scheme

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 14th

By By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - More than two dozen people were charged in what authorities said Friday was a window into an emerging Mexican drug cartel's efforts to smuggle massive amounts of methamphetamine into California. The charges were part of a 21-month

Fast and Furious gun buyer sentenced to prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on December 12th

By By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in federal prison. Jaime Avila Jr., 25, received a sentence of 57

Soldiers: Mexico beauty queen had gun in her hands

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 27th

By MARTIN DURANAssociated Press CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) - A Mexican beauty queen killed over the weekend in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and soldiers likely was being used as a human shield, a federal official said Tuesday. Maria Susana Flores Gamez, crowned 2012 Woman of Sinaloa

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

Border Patrol: Woman tied to cartel is arrested

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 23rd

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - A woman suspected of having links to the family of Mexico's most wanted drug lord has been arrested in California on immigration charges, a Border Patrol spokesman said Friday. Zulema Aracely Lindoro was stopped Monday at a Border Patrol

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