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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2013

'Major' Cartel Drug Transporter Sentenced

A high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf Cartel received a 35-year prison sentence for his role as a "major transporter" of cocaine and marijuana into the United States, the DEA announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2013

Inmate Guilty In Wash. C.O.'s Slaying

A convicted rapist may face the death penalty after a Snohomish County, Wash., jury on Thursday found him guilty of first-degree murder for strangling a corrections officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2013

Ariz.-Neb. Cartel Trafficking Case Named Operation of the Year

The investigation and prosecution resulted in the dismantling of a large-scale marijuana trafficking enterprise bringing narcotics into Nebraska from Arizona. The criminal enterprise operated as a partnership between the South Family Bloods street gang and Sinaloa Cartel.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2013

Colo. Theater Shooter Wants Insanity Plea

James Holmes wants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity to the killing of 12 people and the injuring of 70 others in the Aurora movie theater attack. Holmes would need the judge's permission to change his plea.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

Video: Boy Questions Vegas Cop, Encounter Goes Viral

In the video clip, Jeremy Drew can be seen questioning the unidentified officer, who had illegally parked his police motorcycle on a sidewalk to purchase a drink.

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Videosby Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

Vegas Cop's Encounter with 12 Year Old

A 12-year-old boy's questioning of a Las Vegas Metro Police officer went viral this week, when he posted a YouTube video of the encounter. Read the full story here.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2013

Video: Intoxicated Man Pulls Loaded Gun In Cruiser

A rookie Metro Transit police officer didn't fully search an intoxicated man who pulled a revolver out of his waistband while riding un-handcuffed in the rear of a patrol car.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 3, 2013

Protech Tactical Introduces Type IV Rifle Plate

The Model 2230 has been successfully tested to defeat the .30-caliber M2-AP (Armor Piercing) round. It's manufactured with a ceramic-aramid composite

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeMay 3, 2013

Dogs, Drugs, and the Fourth Amendment

Two cases from Florida have brought the U.S. Supreme Court to two different conclusions regarding K-9 searches in 2013. One is an affirmation of existing practice, but the other breaks new ground and imposes new limits.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2013

Colombian Trafficker Indicted, Extradited

A Colombian trafficker and lead operative from the cartel Los Urabenos has been extradited to Florida to face federal charges, the FBI announced Wednesday. Camilo ("Fritanga") Torres-Martinez, 41, was arrested while celebrating his marriage in an elaborate wedding on a Caribbean island.

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