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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarJanuary 23, 2012

The Bite of Illegal Immigrant Gang Members

"10 Years On the Line" is the factual account of Mike Ligon's 10 years as an immigration, customs and border officer. It illuminates and places a critical magnifying glass over the checkpoint at Douglas, Arizona—this nation's most corrupt point of entry.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2011

Obama Slashes National Guard at Mexico Border

Early next year, President Obama will cut back the number of National Guard troops patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border by half as a cost-cutting measure.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2011

Sophisticated Drug Tunnel Leads To $65M Marijuana Seizure

The passageway, found Tuesday after a six-month investigation, connects a warehouse in Otay Mesa with one in Tijuana, Mexico. The 612-yard long passageway is equipped with electric rail cars, lighting, reinforced walls and wooden floors.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 28, 2011

Arizona Lawmakers Seek Funds for Private Border Fence

Arizona lawmakers are passing the collection plate to citizens to raise funds to construct a private border fence along the Mexico border to halt drug-cartel activity, smuggling, and illegal immigration.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2011

Actor Steven Seagal Sworn as Texas Border Deputy

Action-movie actor Steven Seagal has been sworn as a deputy with the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Department, and will begin working along the Mexican border.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2011

Police Investigate Possible Gulf Cartel Hit In Texas

Jorge Zavala, 32, was fatally shot at about 2 a.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Expressway 83. Zavala was believed to have ties with Gulf Cartel members in Reynosa and Matamoros, three sources familiar with the situation said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2011

Whistleblowing Officers Allege Corruption, Cartel Ties in Border Agencies

Two former law enforcement officers allege that they cannot get anyone to investigate allegations that the Mexican drug cartels have corrupted U.S. law officers and politicians in the El Paso border region.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2011

Arizona DPS Officers Ambushed by Smugglers, No Casualties

Shots were fired at DPS officers as they were working with the U.S. Border Patrol on a human- and drug-smuggling operation in Vekol Valley early Friday morning.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarSeptember 1, 2011

Iraqis, Grenades, and Mexican Cartels

In a federal indictment charging the suspects, it was alleged that the center of their criminal operation was an Iraqi social club in El Cajon, and authorities say the suspects distributed drugs supplied by Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel to the Detroit area.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2011

Guns That ATF Let Walk Into Mexico Linked to Phoenix Crimes

Weapons linked to a questionable government strategy are turning up in crimes in Phoenix-area neighborhoods, according to a report by local TV news channel ABC15.

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