Agua Prieta
Douglas border officers find 200 pounds of pot in car
A 24-year-old woman was arrested Friday after border officers found 144 packages of marijuana hidden in the Dodge sedan she was driving into Douglas from Mexico, officials say.
Mexico coffee co-op, with border operations, helping ease immigration pressures
In the late 1990s, residents of a coffee-growing town in southern Mexico began noticing something unusual.
March 25, 2013 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Mexico coffee co-op, with border operations, helping ease immigration pressures
Elvia Carrillo dumps a bucket of arabica beans into a grinder while preparing orders at Café Justo in Agua Prieta, across from Douglas. The cooperative's exports to the U.S. are helping to stabilize small towns in Mexico, heading off immigration pressures.
Man tortured, hanged from bridge in Agua Prieta
A man between 25 and 30 years old who showed signs of torture was found hanging from a bridge in Agua Prieta, Sonora Saturday night, according to Mexican media reports.
PRI prevails in Agua Prieta, Nogales mayoral races
The Institutional Revolutionary Party's presidential election win in Mexico has also reverberated in local elections in two cities along Arizona's southern border, along with a beach town just south of the line.
PRI candidates win in border cities of Agua Prieta, Nogales
The Institutional Revolutionary Party’s apparent presidential election win in Mexico has also reverberated in local elections in two cities along Arizona’s southern border.
Blog: Can Vicente Terán, border politico, cross the line?
When a border-city mayor doesn't cross the line even for municipal ceremonies, it raises eyebrows in the sister cities. That's what's happened with Vicente Terán, the political powerhouse in Agua Prieta, Sonora.
Mayor Vicente Terán: In Agua Prieta, he's go-to man
AGUA PRIETA, Sonora - As Mexico's election day approaches, the word is on the lips of many in this border city - from political insiders to humble street vendors: cacique.
June 24, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Police chase near Safford yields 1,100 pounds of pot
SAFFORD — A Mexican man is in custody after a high-speed chase in southeastern Arizona and authorities finding almost 1,200 pounds of marijuana in his pickup truck.
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