National News

Mar 14, 2006

NOGALES, AZ - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at the Mariposa Commercial Facility stopped an attempt to smuggle more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana hidden behind pallets of tomatoes in a tractor-trailer on the afternoon of March 8,…

Feb 28, 2006

Phoenix, AZ The United States Marshals Service (USMS) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Fabian Granados-Rodriguez at an apartment in West Phoenix on February 24, 2006. Rodriguez was wanted by…

Feb 14, 2006

Landmark Budget Includes Largest Increase in Health Care Spending in History WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson announced on February 6, 2006 that President Bush will seek a record $80.6 billion in the fiscal year 2007 budget…

Feb 1, 2006

SAN LUIS, AZ - Customs and Border Protection Officers at the San Luis port of entry arrested two men in connection with separate smuggling attempts on February 1, 2006 after "Nelo," a narcotics detection dog, helped the officers find almost…