National News

Jun 20, 2006

TUCSON, Ariz. - John H. Richardson, 51, a journalist for Esquire Magazine, pleaded guilty in Tucson last week to the charge of Interfering with a Forest Officer. Richardson was sentenced the same day to time served. On March 24, 2004,…

Jun 20, 2006

TUCSON, Ariz Amid a myriad of enforcement actions including fugitive apprehensions and stopping prohibited agricultural from being smuggled across the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at the Arizona ports of entry seized more than 3,200 pounds of…

Jun 6, 2006

PHOENIX, Arizona Julieta Franco-Beltran (47), Rodrigo Plaza-Franco (25) and Ambrosio Plaza- Franco (28), all citizens of Mexico were sentenced in Phoenix on June 1, 2006 by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Martone. Julieta Franco-Beltran was sentenced in two separate alien…

May 2, 2006

SAN LUIS, Ariz - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the San Luis port of entry seized more than $500,000 worth of heroin and methamphetamines on April 24, arresting a man from San Luis Rio Colorado in connection with…

Apr 18, 2006

DOUGLAS, AZ - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at the Douglas Port of Entry caught a man wanted in Maricopa County on charges of probation violation stemming from his conviction for Sexual Conduct with a Minor. At around…

Mar 16, 2006

SAN LUIS, AZ - Customs and Border Protection Officers at the San Luis port of entry arrested two men in connection with separate attempts to smuggle marijuana into the country this week, helped by local narcotics detection experts. At around…

Mar 14, 2006

On March 1st and 2nd 2006, the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Gang Intelligence and Team Enforcement Mission (GITEM) Unit, hosted a Tri-State impact detail which included law enforcement agencies from Arizona, Nevada and California. This detail involved DPS personnel…