EL PASO, TEXAS U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terrorism inspections at El Paso area ports of entry seized 1,699 pounds of marijuana in 16 different drug seizures this week. Area CBP officers also identified numerous immigration, agriculture,…

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…

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,…

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…

Honolulu - The United States government and its partners announced on March 9, 2006 that James Pflueger will pay more than $7.5 million for Clean Water Act violations associated with construction activities on Pfluegers property at Pilaa on Kauai. The…

FRESNO--United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott, California Department of Justice, Director, Division of Law Enforcement Rick Oules, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Pena announced that Sergio Reynol Padilla, a.k.a. Sergio Reynol Padilla-Gonzalez, 39, Lorena…

Phoenix, AZ Elijah M. Stewart (DOB 2/16/85) was arrested on the afternoon of February 7 while eating strawberry Belgium waffles at the International House of Pancakes located at 19th Avenue and Bell Road. Stewart was arrested by the Phoenix High…

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…

Developer, contractor to pay $110,000 penalty (San Francisco, Calif.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with Tucson, Ariz. developer Whetstone Development Corp. and its general contractor K.E. & G. Development to pay penalties totaling $110,000 to settle…

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…

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…

WASHINGTON, D.C. A California man has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting others to violate the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 a federal law designed to crack down on the transmission of bulk, unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages Assistant Attorney General…