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Jul 26, 2011

Tucson, Ariz. - More than 2,400 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $1.2 million was seized by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents in six separate incidents in the past 24 hours. Yesterday morning, as Casa Grande Station agents…

Jul 25, 2011

One DEA Operation Results in Arrests of Defendants for Agreeing to Acquire $9.5 Million Worth of Surface-to-Air Missiles and Other Weapons for Hizballah Separate DEA Operation Culminates in Arrest of Heroin and Weapons Trafficker from Kandahar, Afghanistan for Taliban-Related Narco-Terrorism…

Jul 24, 2011

Tucson, Ariz. More than 4,700 pounds of marijuana valued at about $2.3 million was seized yesterday by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents in two separate incidents. Ajo Station Border Patrol agents seize 4400 lbs of marijuana valued at nearly $2.3…

Jul 20, 2011

Twenty-Month Series of Investigations Lead to Nearly 2,000 Arrests, Over $60 Million Seized WASHINGTON, D.C. Project Delirium, a 20-month series of investigations nationwide targeting the La Familia Michoacana cartel, has culminated in one of the largest strike against La Familia…

Jul 20, 2011

Lengthy ICE-led investigation leads to arrest of wedding shop owners FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Four members of a Flagstaff family are facing federal charges following their arrest Thursday for exploiting Vietnamese nationals for nearly a decade in an elaborate forced labor scheme…

Jul 20, 2011

PHOENIX, AZ Effective Friday, July 22, 2011 at 6:00 a.m., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will lift fire restrictions on public lands in south-central and central Arizona under the jurisdiction of the BLM Phoenix District. The recent onset of…

Jul 13, 2011

DES Fraud Unit Works With Federal and Local Authorities to Bust Scam PHOENIX A significant series of indictments and search warrants have been issued against individuals and retailers involved in defrauding the federal food stamp program. It is believed that…

Jul 5, 2011

Image taken at 745 PM looking south toward South Mountain from the NWS Phoenix office in Tempe (near Priest & Washington) as the large dust storm approached. A very large and historic dust storm moved through a large swatch of…