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A cartel flooded an Oregon town with drugs. Here's how authorities nabbed the ringleader

SEASIDE, Ore. – This tranquil coastal town is known for its wide beaches and grand promenade ― and for becoming a target for drug traffickers peddling meth supplied by a Mexican super cartel.

Drug dealers may not have worried about being caught here, in Clatsop County, a 90-minute drive northwest from the bustling city of Portland.

But they didn't know about dogged sheriff's detective John Walker, who developed informants and bought drugs while undercover. FBI agents lauded Walker's work, which helped the Bureau and Homeland Security Investigations expose an . . . Read more about A cartel flooded an Oregon town with drugs. Here's how authorities nabbed the ringleader

'I made a bad decision': Texas police recruit secretly helped arm Mexican drug cartels

Pedro Cruz Almeida Jr. pleaded guilty in April to smuggling .50-caliber ammunition for belt-fed machine guns, which some federal agents describe as "weapons of war," to couriers headed to Mexico.

"The cartel violence you see on TV or read about in the paper, this fuels that," said Craig Larrabee, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in South Texas.

"That gives an advantage to the cartels over legitimate law enforcement in gun battles."

Almeida's case illustrates the constant flow of weapons and ammunition − dubbed the "iron river" − smuggled from the U.S. into Mexico to arm the violent cartels. Cartel members call it "hormiga," Spanish for "ant," referring to an ant trail of weapons.

In court, federal prosecutor Lee Fry called the bullets that . . . Read more about 'I made a bad decision': Texas police recruit secretly helped arm Mexican drug cartels

Texas illegal immigrant indicted on capital murder charge in cheerleader’s beating, stabbing death

A Texas grand jury has indicted the illegal immigrant suspect in a 16-year-old girl’s brutal killing on capital murder charges.

The indictment obtained by Fox News Digital says Rafael Govea Romero, 23, intentionally caused Lizbeth Medina’s death while in the course of attempting to commit a burglary, robbery or sexual assault.

The document also alleges Romero killed Medina by causing the teenager’s “head to strike a firm surface,” “striking” her head “with a hard object” and “repeatedly stabbing or cutting” her “with a sharp object or edged weapon.”

“It’s very disturbing to me,” Lizbeth’s mother, Jacqueline Medina, told Fox News Digital of the indictment, adding she thinks the grand jury handed down the capital murder charge because of “all the evidence and all the other  . . . Read more about Texas illegal immigrant indicted on capital murder charge in cheerleader’s beating, stabbing death

7 migrants arrested in New York City robbery pattern, officials say

 

NEW YORK -- Seven migrants were arrested, including several Monday morning in an NYPD raid in the Bronx targeting a crew behind a citywide robbery pattern, the NYPD said. 

Police believe they are part of group responsible for a citywide pattern of cellphone robberies. Some of the stolen goods were recovered in the raid, police said. 

Police said it all starts with criminals on scooters who steal people's cellphones, and then hack into them to get access to banking apps. 

Surveillance video shows one incident in which a suspect on a scooter grabs a victim's bag, dragging them to the sidewalk. 

The investigation led to a raid and several arrests Monday at an apartment in the Allerton section of . . . Read more about 7 migrants arrested in New York City robbery pattern, officials say

7 migrants arrested in New York City robbery pattern, officials say

 

NEW YORK -- Seven migrants were arrested, including several Monday morning in an NYPD raid in the Bronx targeting a crew behind a citywide robbery pattern, the NYPD said. 

Police believe they are part of group responsible for a citywide pattern of cellphone robberies. Some of the stolen goods were recovered in the raid, police said. 

Police said it all starts with criminals on scooters who steal people's cellphones, and then hack into them to get access to banking apps. 

Surveillance video shows one incident in which a suspect on a scooter grabs a victim's bag, dragging them to the sidewalk. 

The investigation led to a raid and several arrests Monday at an apartment in the Allerton section of . . . Read more about 7 migrants arrested in New York City robbery pattern, officials say

NYPD officers attacked in Times Square; 5 suspects arrested, 4 still on the loose

NEW YORK -- The NYPD is expressing outrage after officers said a crowd of asylum seekers attacked two of their own in Times Square over the weekend, only to be released without bail.

Police are asking for the public's help identifying four men they say were part of a group that attacked two officers on Saturday night.

Surveillance video provided by the NYPD shows the front of a migrant shelter at 220 West 42nd St. Police said officers were trying to disperse a disorderly crowd when the two officers were assaulted. 

A second clip then shows officers apparently trying to take someone into custody when police say the officers were attacked by a group of men.

"You have eight people attacking a lieutenant and a cop, running up to them . . . Read more about NYPD officers attacked in Times Square; 5 suspects arrested, 4 still on the loose

12K Migrants Apprehended in Arizona Border Sector in 7 Days

During the first three reporting periods in January, Tucson Sector agents apprehended nearly 35,000 migrants (approximately 1,662 migrants per day). This compares to 10,200 migrants (486 migrants per day) during the same period last year. This represents an increase of more than 240 percent over last January.

Unofficial reports for December apprehension reviewed by Breitbart Texas revealed . . .

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Texas AG Paxton: The Biden Administration Is ‘Aiding and Abetting the Cartels’

During this week’s broadcast of FNC’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the Biden administration’s Department of Justice of “aiding and abetting” the criminal cartels operating near the U.S.-Mexico border.

“We’re getting reports that there’s some 15,000 people in a caravan moving up and north,” fill-in host Jason Chaffetz said. “And, look, these are like daily numbers now coming out of Mexico, not all Mexicans, people from all across the world. We have no idea who these people are and what they’re trying to do. So, Texas, I feel for you, because you’re trying to do something, and yet . . . Read more about Texas AG Paxton: The Biden Administration Is ‘Aiding and Abetting the Cartels’

‘We’re Just Uber Drivers’: Border Patrol Agent Says America Is Being Destroyed

JACUMBA, Calif.—Two older SUVs appear to come out of nowhere, slowly at first, then kicking up clouds of dust as they pick up speed along the southern side of the U.S.–Mexico border. Two white vans tail them to a gap in the border wall.

With covered faces, smugglers suspected of working for drug cartels exit the vehicles, which bear a mix of Californian and Mexican license plates. The coyotes, as they are known, glare through the slats in the 30-foot-tall border wall, while keeping an eye on . . . Read more about ‘We’re Just Uber Drivers’: Border Patrol Agent Says America Is Being Destroyed

SHOCK VIDEO: Smuggler Stands on US Soil as He Helps Illegal Aliens Rush Through Hole in Border Wall in Arizona While Border Patrol Agents Do Nothing

Joe Biden’s America.

A human smuggler stood on US soil as he helped illegal aliens rush through a hole in the border wall in Lukeville, Arizona while Border Patrol agents did absolutely nothing to stop the invasion.

This is becoming a common occurrence in Lukeville. Last week a smuggler directed a massive group of illegals through the border wall in Arizona and taunted Border Patrol agents.

Fox News captured hordes of illegals running through a hole in the border wall on Tuesday. . . . Read more about SHOCK VIDEO: Smuggler Stands on US Soil as He Helps Illegal Aliens Rush Through Hole in Border Wall in Arizona While Border Patrol Agents Do Nothing

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