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May 24, 2011

Washington U.S. Customs and Border Protections Office of Air and Marine assisted in the disruption of more than $30 million worth of contraband earlier this month. On May 12, a Jacksonville-based P-3 aircrew on a Joint Interagency Task Force-South patrol…

May 11, 2011

Washington - Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were killed today during an incident involving a train near Gila Bend, Arizona. The accident happened at approximately 6 a.m. PDT. An investigation is underway. The agents, Hector R. Clark, 39 and Eduardo…

May 4, 2011

by Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- READY FOR REVIEW Last year's surge of U.S. and coalition forces into Afghanistan, with the simultaneous growth of Afghan forces, is leading to tangible progress for peace and prosperity in…

May 1, 2011

by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said here May 2. The religious rites were performed aboard the aircraft carrier…

May 1, 2011

by John D. Banusiewicz American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- An intelligence-driven U.S. operation in Pakistan killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden yesterday. At the direction of the United States president, a targeted operation was launched against that compound…

Apr 13, 2011

Tucson, Arizona The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Arizona Joint Field Command today reported more than $14.4 million in narcotics seizures for the period of April 4-10 and 3,671 apprehensions of illegal aliens at the Arizona border. The narcotics seizures…

Mar 23, 2011

TUCSON, Arizona U.S. District Court Judge Marvin E. Aspen sentenced Christopher Bryan Garcia on Thursday to 40 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor. Garcia, a 23-year-old member of the Tohono Oodham Nation, was convicted by a jury…