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Two New Mexico residents were arrested by United States Customs and Border Protection officers Monday at an El Paso port of entry for allegedly smuggling 29.6 pounds of heroin.
CBP officers arrested the driver of the vehicle transporting the drugs, 18 year-old Juan Carlos Martinez and passenger 18 year-old Perla A. Ortiz. Martinez and Ortiz are [...]

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A 19 year-old in Brownsville, Texas, has been arrested on drug charges after he allegedly went door-to-door attempting to sell marijuana.
A spokesperson for the Brownsville Police Department said that Anthony Carrazco’s plan went awry when he knocked on the apartment of a police officer.
Officer Jimmy Manrrique said the incident occurred near the University of Texas [...]

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A 14 year-old boy in Corpus Christi, Texas, was arrested Monday after a high-speed chase.
According to police, the chase started shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. The boy, driving a stolen truck, led police through neighborhoods and then onto highways at speeds of close to 80 miles per hour.
The truck developed engine problems some time [...]

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Boder Patrol Agents in Fort Hancock, Texas, seized 600 pounds of marijuana over the weekend.
Agents were performing line watch operations using mobile camera units when they observed two individuals entering the United States illegally on Friday. Agents apprehended the subjects who were traveling with 218 pounds of marijuana, valued at $170,752.
Following the first [...]

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A trial is set to start on Monday in federal court in El Paso for an El Paso County state judge accused of offering to trade sex and cash for help with felony cases.
State District Judge Manuel Barraza is facing multiple charges including mail fraud, wire fraud and lying to a federal agent. Barraza was [...]

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